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WOW  Keep us posted if you hit that BIN button! |
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I like it. Keep in mind that even though the toning is slight and not distracting there are a few collectors who like white untoned coins.
I always consider any reasons why someone wouldn't like the coin, even though, as in this case, I personally consider this toning attractive.
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The reverse seems to have a cloud of chatter below the 5. Seems like there are a few examples for sale. Is this the best one of the ones you have seen?
Looking at it again, the surface looks a little questionable where the chatter is.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.comEdited by numismatic student
01/17/2017 7:04 pm
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Check heritage. They seem to have a never ending supply of classic proofs. While that may not be a bad price, I'd be willing to bet you could get one in the same grade a little cheaper.
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Hmmm. I am not sure that everyone is seeing the same thing that I am:)
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/1883-NGC-PF...AOSw5cNYJ1KCThis one's a little cheaper. The color is a little more uneven, but doesn't have the surface issues in the coin in your post. There are also two which are nicer but they are selling for $700-750. Are you referring to the fact that all 1883 Shield nickels are "with CENTS" and only the liberty heads came in two varieties. It does seem like an error in the PCGS label. No biggie. Is there a market for PCGS labeling errors? I'm not a PCGS slab error collector.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.comEdited by numismatic student
01/17/2017 7:45 pm
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Ahhh, yes, you got it! The coin is a Shield nickel, but slabbed as a Liberty V nickel. So, I guess this would satisfy both nickels for my collection for the price of one. If you check the certification, PCGS has it as a Liberty nickel, which it is not. I found this quite amusing as I am seeking the right example of both coins. I don't think that the seller has realized the slab error. All that being said, I like the obverse of the coin with the light toning. The price is a little high though and I am not quite ready to spring for it in an error slab. Is there a real market for error slabs? For a proof Shield nickel, I think I like the one at http://www.ebay.com/itm/1883-PROOF-...AOSwFdtXxLg- better. |
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Yup, the one in the rattler is much nicer. I don't get slab collectors. I collect coins and couldn't care less what errors the TPGs made.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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I'd say it's priced a bit higher than I'd want to pay for it, that coin IMO is on the low end of eye appeal. That said, I know the owner, he is a respected wholesale coin dealer, primarily, and had/has an interest is a local shop in SoCal. Nice guy, fair and always has nice coins in person at shows. Best coin I ever owned was a NGC MS66 Shield nickel that could have been a proof. Wouldn't surprise me at all to see it today, in a higher grade holder.  Sure looked proof at first glance, but then I really could not have afforded it in the first place. "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 don't get slab collectors. I collect coins and couldn't care less what errors the TPGs made. No collector of something ever really "gets" someone that collects something else. In the case of the slab collectors the coin collector gets distracted by the fact that there is a coin in the slab and focuses on that. But to the slab collector it is the slab that is the important thing and the coin is the incidental part. |
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Susuman gave a pretty good clue in his original post!  |
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I think I actually like the one in the rattler holder. The price is a little more reasonable, especially considering the increased eBucks at 8% in addition to another promotion offer in conjunction with it.
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What do you think? 
Posted 01/17/2017 5:57 pm
