Another great post, thanks Lee...this is a tough coin to find with any color at all except mottled brown. THis coin is NGC65, previously PCGS65, purchased from TomB a few years ago..it has a beautiful light green tint to it from being stored in the wooden box of issue; I have seen a number of uniformly green Lexingtons like this one.
Nice job of info/ and pics; have lived in Lexington for 56 years; technically it should be called "Concord-Lexington" because it is the Concord Minuteman on the obverse and the Lexington Belfry on the reverse ;BUT; Lexington came first! so it is much more appropriate to call it Lexington-Concord. Have bought and sold thousands of them in the last 35 years in the coin business; have 70 plus certified ms-65 or better. It is still one of the hardest individually issued commems to get in 65 or better; but one of the most common in circ thru 62.
Here is a side comment for new collectors: the first coin is a gold MS64 PCGS from one of their "tough" grading periods; the second is a green label MS65 that is lackluster and not particularly memorable. One case where the old green label coin should not command a premium.
This MS65 has a layer of original ''skin", is very lustrous, and came from Mike Printz, who told me he has boxes of coins like this under his desk and just doesnt feel like selling them
LeeG
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PCGS MS64 (Thinking about resubmiting on hopes of a MS65):
The Lexington is one of my top ten favorites.
<< <i>DESERTRODENT, your Lexington looks very nice and that is one of the best preserved boxes I have seen. Congrats. >>
I agree with that. Actually, the box is probably worth more than the coin
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Commems and Early Type
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