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Pillar of the Community
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Yes. Definitely a "details" coin. In this instance, a dug coin. Do not know the history, but, this is still a 14 D Lincoln!! Paid less than $300 to my door. Coin is darker than photos indicate. IMHO, if slabbed, this would coin would have an XF details badge. If the porosity did not exist, more than likely an AU coin. Now resides in my set. More than just filling "the hole in my book". My "book" consists of the "Lighthouse Quadrum Intercept" 2x2 plastic holders and pages in a large three ring binder. My level or risk? PCGS price guide is XF40 - $700 to AU58 - $2050. IMHO, even if this coin slabbed as VF details, I am still ahead. Apologize for the less than ideal pictures. ugh!   |
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Nice pick-up! I don't think that saw a lot of circulation before it got dropped in the dirt. Who knows what the TPG folks will say but I'd think better than VF with the ED. |
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Pictures are a little blurry but coin looks pretty good for being dug.
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Rest in Peace
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A dug coin and cleaned . Should make 40-45 details . I would not have paid that kind of money for a details 14-D .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Must agree.
Edited by Coinfrog
06/24/2017 4:39 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Very nice coin, despite the environmental damage. Great value!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Always fascinated by the apparent grade/price tradeoff. Personally, no offense, I'd rather have a no-problem brown VG at $150 than this, which may prove very difficult to resell at this price.
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It's really a beautiful coin and at an amazing price. Personally, whatever details it has do not take away from the rest of the coin, which is quite attractive. Just because the holder says "details," doesn't really mean anything, especially to a non-coin-collecting friend you might be showing it to. An old adage I recall goes, "Buy the coin, not the holder." Bottom line is that you have a spectacular 1914-D in your collection. 'Nuff said!
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Rest in Peace
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jpsned > OP's coin is not slabbed by a TPG'er . I wouldn't call it spectacular . Like Coinfrog says : Rather have an original no problem VG or Fine , for less than $300. Not putting anyone down ; just our opinion .  |
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Looks really cool, $300 is a steal!
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Pillar of the Community
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My pictures, well, nicely, are terrible.
Let me see if I can take some better pictures.
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Rest in Peace
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My "hole filler on a tight budget":  BTW...a bit more($7) than I wanted to spend at the auction.......$42  |
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I wouldn't pay $300 for it, but there's plenty of people out there that would. $700 is wishful thinking though.
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Quote:jpsned > OP's coin is not slabbed by a TPG'er . I wouldn't call it spectacular . Well, compared to the AG 14-D in my collection, it comes close to it!  |
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Snapped a new obverse picture a few minutes ago. Color is very close to coin "in hand".  |
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Again, my apologies for the terrible pictures in the first post.
As you can see, slightly soft strike (common for the 14 D), but has clear cheek/jaw separation.
No, I do not generally set out to purchase "details" coins. Have been looking for a 14 D to fill the slot in my "book". I have a slabbed XF40 graded, but I never pull the slab coin box out.
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Posted 06/24/2017 2:17 pm
