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Coming up at Heritage...1925-S Peace Dollar, MS65 Among the Finest at PCGS....Sold Update.
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I would not be a player for this 1925-S Peace $1.
Is this not an example of "mottled" toning?
Will probably bring in good money for those collectors of this issue.
What do others think?
https://www.pcgs.com/cert/44109144
These images by Heritage are awful.
This MS65 representative exhibits dappled shades of dusky orange-gold and lavender patina with flashes of underlying brilliance shining through. Typically defined at the centers but otherwise strong.
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Definitely a condition rarity. You are correct - the magnified images are horrible.
The owner must have thought that the toning had progressed too far for any conservation efforts to benefit the appearance.
No thanks. Looks like something one would buy sight unseen at bluesheet.
Yeah - I don’t know how they would conserve that coin. Pass.
Agree would not gamble on being able to conserve. However typical of some Peace $ toning. Maybe try on a $50 UNC Peace coin with similar toning & MS70 cleaning agent to see if it removes the tarnish??
Hmm. Really spotty for a Peace. I don’t think it’ll have any trouble finding a buyer though.
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Not my cup of tea....
I apprecitae the condition rarity aspect but I do not like it's look.
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The condition isn’t so much the rarity part of that coin as the strike is coupled to high condition. Most 25s are mush and I suspect that phenomenon is one of the reasons why the mint strengthened the engraving in 26 (most notably on the word god). There are plenty of attractive 63s & 64s out there that have one mirror drawback that far exceed that coin in eye appeal.
I would take a high grade mushy eagle netted to 63+ to 64 all day over that coin
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This entry into the Heritage Platinum Session catalog on page 112 for May is what prompted me to post this thread.
Not no, but hell no.
Ugly toning.
I know what it is. I still don't like it.
1925 was a tough coin year all around. The quality and care sucked big time that year.
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If that was my coin I would let someone else enjoy it. What a beauty!!!
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looks like someone vomited on the coin, not for me.
I don't dislike it quite as much as some are expressing, but it's not a coin I'd want to own...... and yes, I would LOVE to own a gem 25-S.
Gosh, NO!
That Peace dollar looks as if it spent considerable time in a bar room spittoon. (Do they still have them? They used to...). Cheers, RickO
Back when a MS 64 was a just ohhh so close just miss 65, well, find one of those. Pass on this coin.
no, not for me
The Heritage close up images make it look horrendous, and I am thinking that the True Views are more representative of what it will look like in hand. The slab shots on the Heritage site also make it look lighter in color. While it is no ravishing beauty, it does look a solid 65 unless the coin is much uglier than I am interpreting it to be. In short, I think it is accurately graded but it is not a coin I would be particularly excited to have in my collection.
Technically it is what it is.
But eye appeal no thanks IMO.
This being an ongoing auction situation, so I’ll try to be diplomatic.
There are cases for which the numerical grade is trounced by eye appeal- or lack there of.
For me, this is one of those cases. Gem 25-s Peace dollars are VERY hard to come by. That said, I’m sure there will be some strong interest in this.
It’s not a coin I would consider if I were building a gem set.
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This looks like the typically ugly MS 65 Barber Half. No thank you.
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I don't collect the series and I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But I'm going to stick with my first reaction to seeing that coin:
Yuck.
Not sure it’s the same coin, but I believe that I saw this coin in an old NGC holder quite a few years back - my first thought was ‘oh, it finally crossed’. It’s much prettier in hand …if it’s the same coin.
Pass.
Usually the TrueView images make a coin look better than it is in-hand. This coin enjoys no such benefit.
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Whoever buys it just wants the grade for their registry set.
My entire life I've often laid awake at night wondering what dappled shades of dusky orange-gold and lavender
patina with flashes of underlying brilliance actually looked like.
I must say now that I've finally seen it I can't help but feel just a little disappointed.
Whew, it hit every branch falling out of the ugly tree
This is a coin for someone who's just seeking the registry set points.
Looks like looking at a sand storm.
I find it unattractive and covered with tarnish, but that’s my taste. I would not be a bidder, but if registry points are your objective, it’s an opportunity.
Dont worry there are plenty of plastic collectors out there that will interested in it
If you happen to see it at lot viewing, will you let us know if it is?
No cac so it probably will not bring in full pcgs guide value.
I would think this coin also would be very difficult to grade with all that crackle toning going on everywhere.
Not particularly attractive to me either.
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Tough crowd! If it looks like the Trueview in hand, I like it.
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Looking at CoinFacts, some prettier ones have sold recently for 50-60% of PCGS price guide. I wouldn’t expect this one to beat those, but who knows.
A pretty clean one sold in the last 8 months for 50-60% over.
For the 25-S, published price guides above MS64 are a rough, ROUGH!!!, estimation of value. The issue is easily the most poorly made of all Peace dollars. I seen now that PCGS now lists a solitary MS65+ coin and, at most, a few dozen legitimate gems. Coins correctly graded MS65 can trade anywhere from $15k-$50k. It is no sin to like this coin or buy it -- just on the extreme low end of that scale. Really stellar MS64+ coins are an exceptional value, and the best won't, but should, sell for more than this one.
I do not care for the toning. When toning interferes with the ability to see/enjoy the devices clearly I can't be a fan. Beyond that, it also makes you wonder what the distracting toning is hiding. It would be a firm no for me.
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PCGS Price Guide: $28,500.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/peace-dollars/1925-s-1-ms65-pcgs/a/1344-3826.s?ic2=mytracked-lotspage-lotlinks-12202013&tab=MyTrackedLots-101116
This MS65_CAC sold for $50,400 auction record....August 2021
https://www.pcgs.com/auctionprices/item/1925-s-1/7366/1083204217677036367