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GRADES POSTED - Three HK-398 Panama Canal SCDs Back from ATS
Outhaul
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I purchased all of these within one week on eBay. All of them look much better in hand as my photography skills totally suck to say the least.
1: MS-63, NGC Pop 19 - This is the one with the misplaced partial digit above and to the left of the serial number, so it is unique. I knew this one would be MS, but not quite a 63.
2: MS-64, NGC Pop 40 - This one I thought would be a 62 or MAYBE a 63. I was pleasantly surprised.
3: MS-66, NGC Pop 8, none higher - I knew the moment I laid eyes on this one it was better. I certainly didn't think it would go 66, but you KNOW I did the happy dance when I saw it. A great registry piece.
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MS65.
MS64.
MS65.
1 MS64
2 MS63
3 MS66
63
58
65
63
58
64
58
53
Unc details cleaned
58,
55
63
62
64
63
58
62
63
1) AU
2) XF
3) 63
BHNC #203
Bumpage!
the last one is clearly the nicest and really clean.
the MS63(#1) medal looks like it has some strike weakness but I see it as nicer than the MS64(#2) medal, which I think probably graded higher because the tone obscures weakness and contact marks. they are all nice but I have a question --- Why do you waste your money on these??!!??
ROTFLMAO!!
You know, Al, I ask myself that question all of the time. I get on these kicks where I have to buy every single example in sight. You and I discussed this at the time I was buying these very medals. I just can't help myself.
Now I need to do some work to get a value for the MS-66.
it is hard to know about pricing but I will say that whatever you sell it for you'll come out OK. SC$'s seem to follow coins, collectors will pony-up for the highest grades. somewhere between $800-$1000 and maybe higher at the right venue, Stack's or Heritage.
a neat thing about it is the low number.
@keets Low numbers don't come along that frequently. When I found these two, I was shocked no one had bid on them.
Cheers
Bob
Very nice Bob... Good grades.... I did not get to GTG since I have been busy working...this work is interfering with my retirement...
Cheers, RickO
@ricko
Thanks, Rick. I guess it's now off to improve on the MS-66. The quest for a Pop 1 is on!
Congrats. Nice pieces.
Those are wonderful coins. Thanks for posting them. Great history.
I love that design.
now say "isthmian" really fast 3 times.
I guessed one correct and was off by a mile and a half on two.... They look great in the new holders!
Great pieces @Outhaul! I've really enjoyed watching you build this collection. You have a great focus on these. The MS66 is killer!
People will definitely bid more for high grade So-Called Dollars.
As an example, I bid over $3k for this NGC MS65RB PL Pilgrim Jubilee and was left in the dust as it sold for over $4,500! A MS64RD sold for less than $500 in 2015 on Stack's.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1010613/strong-results-for-proof-like-pilgrim-jubilee-so-called-dollar-hk-14#latest
I like Stack's and think they have better photos, but I prefer Heritage because they have better archives, though Stack's seems to be improving in this area.
that Pilgrim is a good discussion point for why I can't buy anything anymore. the price paid, to my way of thinking, is just STUPID and I expect the owner will some day realize the error of his way and take the attendant bath. perhaps it is the color(I believe it was dipped), the PL designation(most Pilgrims have at least some degree of PL), the grade or a combination of the three. whatever it is I can't imagine the reasoning or logic behind the price realized.