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Pillar of the Community
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Here's one of my favorites because of the attractive toning and great luster. I would appreciate your grading opinions.   |
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I see an attractive MS example that is fully struck up.
Alas - I also see lots of micro hair lines in the fields and portraits - they might be indicitave of a prior cleaning if you can view them with the coin in hand.
Otherwise a lovely example of the highest relief coin from the classic silver commemorative series.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Nicely struck commemorative.
The reed hit marks on the chin and hairline scratches
will bring it down to a MS63
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks for the opinions. The hairlines in the fields appear to be die polishing lines, but there are similar hairlines on the bust, and it's hard for me to determine whether those are cleaning hairlines vs heavy die polishing in the recesses of the die. Even under high magnification I can't tell whether they are raised or incuse. This coin has far more luster than I would expect after a harsh cleaning. I agree the reed mark on the chin is a distraction.
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If it helps, here's mine for comparison. Obviously, mine has been dipped at some point, but apparently gently enough to still merit a CAC and a "+". (It should be noted that CAC ignores "+" grades, so CAC says this coin is solid as a 66.)   Edited by Winesteven
07/10/2022 10:02 pm
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Nice example, Zurie. The Vermont commemorative is a favorite of mine, primarily because of the depiction of the catamount on the reverse.
I've happened to notice that under the PCGS CoinFacts the catamount is described as a "Canada lynx", for some reason.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Not even close to a Canada Lynx.
If anything, it looks like a Cougar.
Edited by JimmyD
07/11/2022 12:08 pm
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Fantastic example!  |
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Not even close to a Canada Lynx.
If anything, it looks like a Cougar. I respectfully disagree, as a cougar lives next door to me, and she looks nothing like the image of the Vermont reverse (lol). Steve A day without fine wine and working on your coin collection is like a day without sunshine! My collecting "Pride & Joy" is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set: https://www.PCGS.com/setregistry/ty...edset/213996 |
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Definitely not a Canada lynx. The US Mint website says it's supposed to be a catamount, or an Eastern Cougar. The last catamount was apparently sighted in the 1930's not long after this coin was minted. It was finally declared extinct a few years ago. It's a beautiful depiction of the big cat anyway. https://www.vermontpublic.org/vpr-n...ount-extinctEdited by Zurie
07/11/2022 1:19 pm
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Definitely not a Canada lynx. That's what surprised me seeing the info on the PCGS site, as the body shape, not to mention the appearance of the ears, of a lynx is very different than that of a catamount. Not even close... |
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Posted 07/09/2022 4:33 pm
