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I think your photos do it more justice. Very well done.
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Very nice! And your photo skills are outstanding.  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
02/23/2024 9:35 pm
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your in-hand photos are better than the originals. I'm bumping my grade from AU53 to AU55. wish it didnt have that small hit on the jaw. its right in the sweet spot
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Agreed, panzaldi, but how often do we see a coin and say "What a beauty (if it only weren't for that scratch, rim ding or cheek mark).  |
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UPDATE: I went to the ANA show in Atlanta last weekend and took the coin into the PCGS booth. Since, according to their own listings, Knob Ear is a distinct separate listed variety and not a sub-variety the rep called it a "mechanical error" in grading and attribution. She took the coin in for resubmission and, if they agree it's a Knob Ear variety, they will reslab it as such at no cost to me other than return shipping. Will report. Fingers crossed, although I'm certain it's a Knob Ear. |
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Just got notification from PCGS. They admitted their error and are reslabbing it as an 1855 Knob Ear AU53. No charge to me - even return shipping is free.
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Good to hear they are taking care of it for you! Be sure to post up the new pics once you have it back.
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Just arrived today. No charge from PCGS. Free shipping too. Same serial number as before, but now correctly attributed.  Edited by Blastenpene4
03/24/2025 7:50 pm
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