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Alas, my fair maiden hath arrived. And she is quite "fair", wouldn't you agree? I am 99.99% sure this is a 1916. All of the diagnostics match, and there is even enough detail to see the broken beads over her head. There are a few wispy scratches on the obverse, but they arent very noticible and I think they are allowed given the coin is no better than FR-02. WOOHOO!!     |
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Pillar of the Community
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Wow, congratulations. Some people seem to have all the luck. Nice coin, I assume it's going into your SLQ set? |
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Wow I think you may have it!
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VERY nice! She's beautiful!   |
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Wow, congratulations. Some people seem to have all the luck.
Nice coin, I assume it's going into your SLQ set?
Thanks! Although I will say that I have been searching for this coin for months, so I didn't quite stumble on it by accident(like lucky Nod...lol). Here is the lot. You can see it (upside down) in the first column, second row. I had been following this lot for a week prior, praying that no one else would notice the 1916 since it was upside down..lol. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...TRK:MEWNX:ITI would have gotten the lot for closer to melt if it wasn't for 1 bidder who jacked it up to $400. This lot also contained a 17 and 17-d type 1, a weakly dated 17-d type 2, and a weak 1918. Since there is $120 worth of silver in this lot also, I am into the 1916 at the tune of around $260 or so. It was a gamble, but it worked out. I just needed some additional eyes to make sure I wasn't seeing things, so thanks! Edited by johnny54321
03/26/2010 7:26 pm
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Great deal, I'd pay $260 for a $900+ coin any day. I wonder what the seller was thinking. Strange, the listing has been removed. Has it been that long since you won? |
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repost. sorry.
Edited by johnny54321
03/26/2010 7:43 pm
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wheatguy, try clicking on it again. I updated it since the first link didnt work. Oh, and I am putting the 1916 into my collection. Right now it is in some of my blank quarter pages of the washington album, happy next to a bunch of dateless 1917s.
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Wow, great eye. I might no have had the patience to look at it upside down, lol.
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Thanks. The first thing that caught my eye was the lack of shield detail, since practically all of the 17s have strong rivet detail almost down to PO-1. Anyways, this seller has some crazy lots. He was kind of my "secret source" for a while, but it seems that lots of others are catching on anyways and the cats out of the bag. Here is another one I was bidding on for a while, until the price went to the moon. It was a lot more obvious though with the high end 1923-s. Still scary to bid that high on small pics, but someone sure wanted it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...TRK:MEWAX:ITNormally the term "unsearched" doesn't mean anything to me on ebay; but this seller(and his alter usernames) is an exception. He seems to have continuous hoards of crazy stuff. He is where I've bought most of my SLQs, including the 2 1921s that I got for melt. |
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Wow, I think I'll get into this SLQ buying game. Just sold about $16 face of silver, that should give me a bit to spend on of of these SLQ rolls. But I'm about to buy a 20-D in VF, so I think I need to relax and slowly save up for each item.
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Wow, I think I'll get into this SLQ buying game. Just sold about $16 face of silver, that should give me a bit to spend on of of these SLQ rolls. But I'm about to buy a 20-D in VF, so I think I need to relax and slowly save up for each item. Yeah, that is smart. The lot buying thing can be risky. You already have a beautiful set going. Even though I have all the keys, most of my set is made of junk finds and yours is more attractive altogether. I should be receiving my SLQ dansco in a few days, so I will get some photos up. |
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Ok, in regards to the 1916; with all of this talk about PCGS "secure plus"; do you think this would grade a FR2+ ? It seems stronger than the ANACS FR-2s on Heritage, but it's not nearly as strong as the AG-03s, but it does have a full obverse rim. hmm....
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You have to pay extra in order for it to have the shield and have the chance of grading with a plus.
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Johnny, a coin below EF-45 is not elible for "plus" designation. No big deal, because coins in problem-free PCGS slabs tend to pull more money than those in ANACS slabs anyway.
Edited by steve199
03/27/2010 02:43 am
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