OK, one more GTG since you guys haven't been doing too good on the previous three. Actual grades up.
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First off, how cool of PCGS to now grade Concept Dollars. And yours is a beauty!
Concept dollar: MS68.
Indian medal: MS66.
1980 dollar: PR66 CAM
1968-S half: PR67 CAM
I do terribly at these and my gut tells me to stop guessing, but I just can't help myself.
peacockcoins
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Kennedy PR69 DCAM
Wayne
Kennedys are my quest...
Kennedy: 69CAM, that reverse doesn't say DCAM to me.
SBA: PR68+, the toning hides the CAM but adds eye appeal
The medal: 66BN
Concept: 66RD
Collector, occasional seller
Kennedy Proof 70 DCAM
SBA 68
Medal SP 67
Concept 69
Moderns & medallions aren't my thing, so I will let the experts do the heavy lifting.
Beautiful coins, though!!
Amazing SBA $!!
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My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
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My US Mint Commemorative Medal Set
I was gonna give it a shot, but realized I have no idea. The SBA is nice, I wouldn't mind finding a '79 like that!
PR68
PR67
MS65 BN
MS67
OK, here are the grades:
Kennedy Half-Dollar --- PR67.
SBA Dollar --- PR68DCAM.
HK-601a --- MS66.
1995 Copper "One Concept" Dollar --- MS66RD.
I thought this would be a challenging group that offered some variety and I had hoped more members would participate. So much for that!!
the Kennedy Half-Dollar is a good variety, Inverted MM/FS-511, with PCGS showing only 37 graded and no Cameo/Deep Cameo coins listed. when I submitted this I expected PR68 with an outside chance of a Cameo Designation. in truth, the reverse frost is a bit weak so the assigned grade seems appropriate. it's a coin I found In a still intact set after having searched what seems like more than 1,000. persistence is the key with varieties.
the SBA Dollar was a surprise find that dates back about 10-15 years when I first started working at the local Coin Shop. the owner is a prolific buyer with poor organizational skills and part of my initial task(s) was doing an inventory and helping list items for sale that had been stored for quite some time. among the many items were misc. albums he'd bought over the years. this coin was in a "Littleton Coin Album" set of SBA's and sort of shocked me when I saw the color. if you look at the coin, the light areas on the obverse portrait and the untoned area by the reverse motto are where there was some type of glue or adhesive. it came off with acetone and a q-tip. I hesitated to have it graded but it made it through on the first trip. nicely toned SBA's are hard to find.
the Albany BiCentennial SC$ is an immaculately clean, glossy brown gem that I won at Heritage about 6-7 years ago. it's a bit darker than the TrueView and was in an NGC capsule with a provenance to Rev. Dr. James G. K. McClure. when I crossed it to the current PCGS holder they managed to eliminate the provenance. why?? your guess is as good as mine. some day I think this medal will be in a higher graded holder, it deserves to be since it is visually flawless.
the Copper "One Concept" Dollar is an almost unique off-metal variety of the first "Pattern" that the Gallery Mint produced as a pre-cursor to the Sac Dollars of 2000. this striking also has differences from the typical 1995 issue: "Liberty" on the obverse has been replaced by the motto "In God We Trust" and the stars on the head-band have been replaced with "Liberty" while the reverse is the same. though it's hard to tell from the image, in-hand there is a certain charm to the hand engraving that Ron Landis did for these and the streaky look to the surface isn't as pronounced.
Great write-up and explanation of each coin.
Generally, heavily toned Modern (clad) proof coins don't get the DCAM designation so that is a pleasant and surprising grade for your SBA. The medal appears much better than 66 too.
peacockcoins
Thanks for the follow up with the actual grades.
Very surprised that the Kennedy was only a PR67.
Pcgs shows many of its PR69 coins in DCAM that look worse than yours.
Shame on me for not seeing it as a FS-511 but tough without having the coin in hand.
I do not have one of these as of yet in my sets.
Again thanks.
Wayne
Kennedys are my quest...
Generally, heavily toned Modern (clad) proof coins don't get the DCAM designation
that's been my experience in submissions. often, if the tone is at the perimeter or not too thick, PCGS will grade coins as Cameo. rarely do they grade them with color this bold as Deep Cameo.
those sound good.
Late to the party again!
Would have guessed.
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However, prices are going up and right on their tail is grading standards.
As much as it sometimes irks me it also serves as a security blanket.
@keets ... Hi Al, been busy lately so have not seen this before today... That Albany SC$ is gorgeous.... Cheers, RickO
thanks. RickO. one of my minor regrets in life is that I didn't discover the area around Albany, New York at a younger age. I think it would have been a nice place to live. as it is, I can only remember my visit there and collect Exonumia to jog that memory. it was a happy, pre-retirement time.