Big Weekend New Pickup from my LCS
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I’ve had my eye on this coin in my local shop’s inventory for a few weeks. I saw the coin in-hand for the first time at IMEX, but couldn’t lay out what they were asking. I was a little worried they’d sell it at Baltimore, so this weekend I brought them a few coins I’ve been working to sell, got some trade equity on a couple CAC Peace dollars, and struck a deal. 
This vibrant proof fits perfectly into my set. It’s the ideal grade I was seeking, is fully and dramatically toned and wonderfully original, and it’s earned CAC approval, pop 9 in 64 across all services (although there are some CAMs also).
The coin last sold in 2021 on GC, although it was in an NGC 64 CAC slab with a provenance label stating “Rev. Dr. James G. K. McLure”—I wasn’t aware of him, but there’s an entire gallery of his collection on the NGC site.
Somewhere between now and then, someone crossed it to PCGS and reacquired the green bean—I'm very glad they did. These are my amateur iPhone shots that show the TV is indeed an accurate representation:
In 2016, Heritage described the McClure collection as “a pristine, fresh-to-market grouping of more than 3,000 coins collected between the 1860s and the 1930s.” @rhedden posted about it here when it was sold off at Long Beach that year.
The top photo below are high-res raw shots taken by NGC (yes, it's the same coin!). It's wild how different the coin looks in their lighting vs. the PCGS TrueView. These original 19th century proofs are ridiculously dynamic in-hand depending on the angle and lighting. The GC slab shots are very close in appearance to the NGC shots. 
With this acquisition, I’m now more than halfway done with my 20c circulation and proof sets (5 of 8 coins down). It’s moving along a bit faster than expected, but sometimes the right coins come along in quick succession.
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Woah! LOVE the color on this piece, an awesome looking coin that will go very well in your set, congrats!
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I bought a couple of proof Seated 25c out of that sale - 1877 and 1891 - and my experience was similar to what is shown above. I didn't know how colorful they would be until I received them. One of them was a one-sided toner, and the other one was more uniform. The McClure collection really stood our for the originality of the coins - for better or for worse. Of the two coins I received, one was accurately graded and one is probably graded a point higher than what PCGS would say. The two coins still reside in their NGC holders with the McClure pedigree on the labels.
Looks very nice, congrats on the newp.
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Lovely coin and perfect addition for Mr. 20c. Congrats!
I love that 76 proof. What a standout👍👍
Congratulations on such beautiful additions.
Fantastic coin on many levels!
Gorgeous colors and strike.
Congratulations!
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That is a really badass looking example!
Great coin, great provenance ... all the bells and whistles!
Congratulations!!
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That is one vibrant coin! Love the looks of it.
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Very nice!
The only thing I don't like about your coin is the colour of the sticker....it should be GOLD!!!
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Great pickup.
That’s excellent!!!
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How great a feeling it is to acquire a great coin that aligns with one’s collecting goals. Happy for you!!!
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That is a wonderful coin - you aren't messing around with those PR 20cs!
As far as your point about 19th century Proof silver being chameleon like - so true! Here are two shots of the same coin:
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Great coin, congratulations on acquiring it!
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Congrats, super coin! Love the color.
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That must have been a pleasant surprise if you weren’t expecting the color. Yes, the question of how original is too original is an interesting one. I’m sure there is not an insignificant number of collectors who strongly dislike this kind of coin, and I can fully understand and appreciate why. I’m happily on the other side of that fence. There are a finite number of extant examples with this originality and character and each one is wildly unique.
Ha! Yes, for this set I’m trying to be diligent and buy each coin once and only once. It remains to be seen how that actually works out, but I think I’ve done well so far. A little advance planning has helped keep me focused. Nice Trade!
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superb @PocketChange ! We've sold some nice toned 20c but yours has very deep attractive colors. Here are a few toned examples we placed including 1 ex Rev. Dr. James G. K. McLure
1875 20C MS62 PCGS CAC
1876 20C PR61 PCGS CAC ex Rev. Dr. James G. K. McLure
1878 20C PR58 PCGS CAC
1878 20C PR66+ PCGS CAC
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@ParadimeCoins those are some beautiful double dimes. The ‘78 in 66+ especially—wow!
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nice double dimes all !!
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