Which is Which...A Guessing Game
ColonelKlinck
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One coin was graded PR1 - Laquered surfaces, the other graded PR66 after PCGS Restoration Services.
Can you guess which?
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Top is PR66
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Is this a trick question and the 61 went to 66 after conservation?
It does appear to be the same coin. Bottom is the lacquered photo, I'm guessing.
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Not a trick question, same coin went to PR66 from being ungradable, not from PR61 but PR1; ungradable due to lacquered surfaces.
I guess the first one is the graded one. A good lacquer job can preserve a coin and keep it looking good. Some of the most red German copper proofs I've seen have spent most of their lives lacquered.
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Same coin. Top is restored version.
https://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/collectors-showcase/world-coins/one-coin-per-year-1600-2017/2422