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Pillar of the Community
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I will admit that I have little experience grading this series but what a wonderful obverse strike. I like it a lot!
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Pillar of the Community
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That is the first thing I noticed about the obverse. I love it too!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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MS-62, lots of small field marks and spotting from past dipping.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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WOW that's a stunner! MS-62 Past cleaning.
Man, I really have to get a 7070!
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Pillar of the Community
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Are you sure about past cleaning? What gives it away? And would it get a details grade?
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Valued Member
United States
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Her lips are not parted like all the other ones I have seen.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Optical illusion created by pic. Sorry.
It has amazing cartwheel luster.
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Pillar of the Community
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Standout luster for a Peace dollar. Excellent strike (at least the obverse) as evidenced by the lack of flattening of the letters near the rim. The center isn't that strong, though, making me wonder if it's a really early die state and they overbasined the die expecting it to collapse somewhat during its' life, or if they simply just overdid it. The images are, of course, too small for firm opinion but I'm having a hard time imagining it as other than Mint State. The vertical striations through lower cheek and neck might be capable of changing my opinon, but at the moment I'm thinking MS63 is the floor for this one. The white spots are - to me - an artifact of the Mint prep routine, akin to the milkspotting on current Moderns. I've seen it often before. Now for the fun part.  The beveling on the lower obverse rim stood out to me, making me look at the other side of the reverse rim (which is how these things usually reveal themselves). And there, on the lower part of the reverse rim, you'll see a really clear collar clash. It's not the most common thing on a Peace dollar, and although it won't make you rich, it certainly makes this a far more interesting example than you might have thought otherwise. I've taken the initiative to reach out to someone who knows a bunch more about these than I, in the hopes of coming up with a confirmed attribution for this one. If you're going to ask opinions of your coin, you might as well get the most complete opinion possible.
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Pillar of the Community
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Woah! I see the collar clash! Thank you for pointing that out. I really appreciate your opinion and statements. I can't wait to hear back from the guy. Thanks!
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Pillar of the Community
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Clash is nice, so is the luster. Peace dollars like this are almost impossible to grade from a photo, I'd need to have in hand under a lamp to see if there is any rub or wear on the high points, could go high AU or MS62/63 to my eye from the photo. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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I'm tentatively right here with it: http://www.vamworld.com/1922-P+VAM-2DAYou could look for the mentioned polishing line. It's that diagonal - a little blurred - between the leg feather and top ray. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I do not see that die marker on my coin
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Posted 05/05/2015 8:45 pm
