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So a little bit of backstory: as a child, I always admired my grandfather's small but beautiful coin collection. He was the one who got me interested in coins and I have vivid memories of going with him to pick up coin folders at the store for LWCs, Jefferson nickels, Kennedy halves, and the like, and then coming home to look through his old Whitman folders to fill a few of the holes. Out of his whole collection, however, one coin always caught my eye: a 1925 Peace dollar in a small leather pouch with a hole fitted perfectly for its size, just like a coin holder. It was unusual because he did not collect the series and I had only ever seen one or two other Peace dollars in his collection. Just the reverse could be seen inside with a little bit of edge toning, so I always wondered how the other side looked. When I asked him about it, I learned that many decades ago, he and my grandmother received it from a family friend as an anniversary present and the pouch had always displayed the reverse side up. Of course I wanted to examine the obverse and I happily discovered it had toned nicely around the rim and bust. That coin remained in the pouch with his collection even as he passed much of the rest on to me because I just felt that it belonged with my grandparents not matter what. Recently, they finally insisted I have it, so I placed it in a 2x2 temporarily as I'm reorganizing my collection. I hope to put it back in the pouch soon, but no matter what it is one of my favorite and most cherished pieces in my collection as a memento of my grandparents and their love. One day a long long time from now, I hope to be able to give it to my future child on his/her anniversary too. So now, first off, thank you for reading!  And secondly, I'm just curious how you all would grade the coin?      This is the pouch/holder it was in:  |
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Cool story. I'd say AU-58 but I've seen coins of this quality in MS-62 holders.
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MS 62. It is similar is quality to mine and yours is actually more attractive. Here are pictures of mine.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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There may be some PVC damage on the lower obverse. Those greenish areas are a concern. Otherwise it could make MS63.
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MS70 Priceless
Wonderful story and coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
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MS62. Thanks for sharing the story.  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 think 63 as well, and attractive to me at least. Shame about the reverse field dig.
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Rest in Peace
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 with the Frog. |
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I know there's a big collector base behind blast-white examples of this series, just like there is for SLQs and Mercury dimes. But personally, I love the originality of this coin. |
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