@tradedollarnut said:
One of these coins is not like the other....
TDN that coin is hammered and unlike many of the other PR TDs. I'd like to make the point that you can't really look at strike alone to judge a '76 Trade a proof or not.
For every 2-3 hammered no-doubt '76 proof trade dollars I'll show you one that isn't. The coin below is my favorite poorly made example, a PCGS PR63CAM. The top stars are crazy flat. The toes barely show any separation.
Same dies used as the PR58 above, which is hammered compared to this example.
However, When I compare these two enlarged TrueView obverse images, to my eye the Top (PR-58) Coin Shows much stronger strike details than the Bottom (AU-58).
I specifically refer to the Crisp 3-D appearing Star Radial Lines, Miss Liberty’s Toe details, the Crispness of the Water beneath her feet, as well as the hammered detail of the “Liberty Scroll”, Stones on which she’s sitting, and the bushels of Wheat behind her Stone pedestal.
Either way, I absolutely Love the look of the top (PR-58) coin!😁👍
Stuart, I agree with your comparison of the two coins, but when you put them both next to the PR63CAM in the previous post, it gets tough.
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One of these coins is not like the other....
@TradeDollarNut with reference to your following quoted post:
I See said the Blind Man!! 😁
👍LOL
Stuart
Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal
"Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity"
I'm glad I pushed. this post has become a much more informative one.
Thanks everyone!
Minor Variety Trade dollar's with chop marks set:
More Than It's Chopped Up To Be
TDN that coin is hammered and unlike many of the other PR TDs. I'd like to make the point that you can't really look at strike alone to judge a '76 Trade a proof or not.
For every 2-3 hammered no-doubt '76 proof trade dollars I'll show you one that isn't. The coin below is my favorite poorly made example, a PCGS PR63CAM. The top stars are crazy flat. The toes barely show any separation.
Same dies used as the PR58 above, which is hammered compared to this example.
Stuart, I agree with your comparison of the two coins, but when you put them both next to the PR63CAM in the previous post, it gets tough.