Yea, it’s okay, but I had to pay too much for it. It had been in an AU holder where it belonged, but now it’s in an Unc. holder. I knew it was over graded and over priced, but the rest of my set is AU-55 or better, up to MS-63. Sticking an EF in that slot would have messed up the look of the set, so I buried myself in that coin. Sometimes, as Dr. Sheldon wrote in PennyWhimsy, “the bug bites hard.”
The number of survivors of that variety is quite low. “Coin Facts” says it’s 125 total pieces with 12 Mint State examples. My coin is not one of them.
I’ve been pondering a coin that I like but it’s an XF45 and that’s throwing me off. I fully understand your point. Had I not seen the label I would already own the coin. Irritating but true.
Edited to add: VF and AU labels don’t bother me at all…. Something about the X.
Yea, it’s okay, but I had to pay too much for it. It had been in an AU holder where it belonged, but now it’s in an Unc. holder. I knew it was over graded and over priced, but the rest of my set is AU-55 or better, up to MS-63. Sticking an EF in that slot would have messed up the look of the set, so I buried myself in that coin. Sometimes, as Dr. Sheldon wrote in PennyWhimsy, “the bug bites hard.”
The number of survivors of that variety is quite low. “Coin Facts” says it’s 125 total pieces with 12 Mint State examples. My coin is not one of them.
I’ve been pondering a coin that I like but it’s an XF45 and that’s throwing me off. I fully understand your point. Had I not seen the label I would already own the coin. Irritating but true.
Edited to add: VF and AU labels don’t bother me at all…. Something about the X.
I happen to love the XF45 grade. I feel it’s a nice sweet spot where you get plenty of detail and some luster, and can often find great eye appeal. I really like a nice AU coin as much as anybody, but sometimes that can mean a substantial bump in price depending on the series. Branch mint half eagles are a good example, though XF pricing has increased substantially post-Covid for CLT and Dahlonega issues.
Yes, post COVID the C and D mint coins in AU50 up have become very expensive. Well beyond my collecting abilities. I will have to be ok with XF40 for those two. Still trying to get used to that.
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I’ve been pondering a coin that I like but it’s an XF45 and that’s throwing me off. I fully understand your point. Had I not seen the label I would already own the coin. Irritating but true.
Edited to add: VF and AU labels don’t bother me at all…. Something about the X.
I happen to love the XF45 grade. I feel it’s a nice sweet spot where you get plenty of detail and some luster, and can often find great eye appeal. I really like a nice AU coin as much as anybody, but sometimes that can mean a substantial bump in price depending on the series. Branch mint half eagles are a good example, though XF pricing has increased substantially post-Covid for CLT and Dahlonega issues.
Yes, post COVID the C and D mint coins in AU50 up have become very expensive. Well beyond my collecting abilities. I will have to be ok with XF40 for those two. Still trying to get used to that.
Successful BST with drddm, BustDMs, Pnies20, lkeigwin, pursuitofliberty, Bullsitter, felinfoel, SPalladino
$5 Type Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/type-sets/half-eagle-type-set-circulation-strikes-1795-1929/album/344192
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/345572
This set exemplifies what Dave Bowers likes to call “connoisseurship”.