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St. Gaudens with the most eye appeal?
cinclodes
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What are your opinions on the finest St. Gaudens double eagles in terms of eye appeal (not necessarily grade)? My favorites are free of bag marks, well struck (especially the face), and lustrous (rather than toned).
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How do you find a coin that is free of bag marks, well struck and lustrous that doesn't have a high grade?
I really like gold, and lustrous gold is the most eye appealing....A real prize winner would be the UHR with full luster and immaculate fields...Cheers, RickO
As above.
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One could, of course, look for the examples of the highest grade, but that wouldn't necessarily correspond to the examples of the highest eye appeal in my opinion.
I was hoping to see photos (or links to photos) of specific coins that are regarded as having particularly high eye appeal.
Photos by Brandon Kelly/Anaconda Coins:
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But you listed the 3 things that lead to higher Gem grades.
At the ANA show in Chicago a few months ago there was a dealer(I forget who) who had two 1907 high relief saints in 67 or 67+. They were the most amazing coins I've ever seen.
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Agree and with no rub on the knee, breast, or wing!
Mainly as op but spots, unattractive toning a deal killer for me. I buy coins that meet my standards whether CAC or not and won’t pay much more than 5- 10 pct more if CAC and it better be really PQ (according to my taste).
Thanks for posting those. The 1923-D has a fully struck face. The 1913 doesn't seem to have even the slightest nick in the fields.
Are you looking for anything in particular?
If so, I can make a recommendation.
If you like luster, CAC coins might be something to check out.
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@cinclodes As an issue overall, rather than particular examples, I think the 1923-D Saint is among the best-made in the entire series. Most feature excellent strikes, are widely available for the money, and show good luster as a rule with no problems. An extra bonus is the mintmark, which doesn't cost a lot more than the P-mints that are so ubiquitous, and the only 1923-D U.S. coinage except for the Peace dollars.
Here's our current example, an MS65 that we have not sent to CAC:
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I believe that the 1913 is a Proof and as such, isn’t really a fair example for comparison purposes.
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Nothing can beat the Ultra High Relief Saint which is a very rare and expensive pattern. As far as the best looking Saint that is affordable for many collectors, I like the 2009 UHR Saint.
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I'm sorry that I don't have larger images to post. > @MFeld said:
yes a matte proof, in a class of its own.
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Very interesting date/mint & available in MS66 at just a tiny bit over common dates.
You can find all sorts of interesting looking 23 coins.
I like spots, streaks, splotches & anything interesting so long as they are original.
This 23-D has bullseye luster and toning around the outside.
BTW...luster usually shows up as black/white on TrueView
Toning shows up yellow/orange/brown/green
Here is another "bullseye" 23-D for sale now.
http://www.collectorscorner.com/Products/Item.aspx?id=44740472
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I like uniform color with a firm strike and plenty of luster. If the coin has marks I prefer it not be in a cluster and prefer it not be in the field area. Rims are important too. Don’t want to se dinged rims.
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1927 usually has above average surfaces and eye appeal.