1928 Saint GTG Revealed

Coinscratch

My first coin show today and I feel like I've been to three of them by now! Once I arrived I had to drive to an ATM for door money came back then I had to drive to my bank for coin money once I made a decision. Nobody takes credit cards okay, I guess everyone is walking around with stacks of cash actually, I saw one guy writing checks, more than once. I guess that's smart.

I wanted to do a write-up and report but I had limited time to spend today and didn't feel like taking pictures and being that guy...but I will say that the hour drive was thankfully uneventful and the DQ Dude (after) at Dairy Queen still rocks!

One particular table kept pulling me back after 5 or 6 trips around on the bourse. This fine gentleman and his lovely assistant (wife) happen to have the or one of the finest Morgan registry sets. And I come real close to buying one of his toners (they were awesome) but this Saint just wouldn't leave me alone.

TomB

That's a great image of a rattler Saint.

Coinscratch

@TomB said:
That's a great image of a rattler Saint.

Thanks and it is the best angle I could muster.

logger7

Very attractive antique orange toning. Probably was MS63, should bump up a point these days.

PeakRarities

64, looks good

CoinHoarder

Beautiful coin!

PerryHall

Nice looking coin. I'll guess MS64.

BustHalfBrian

65

lermish

Nice coin! Reverse is a touch weak for a gem. 64

Coinscratch

Well there’s at least 400 years of experience (including JA) all pretty much in agreement so I’ll take this as a win.

Yall guys are great thanks.

golden

A nice St.. Congratulations.

DelawareDoons

I was at cac-able 64 (AKA a 65 today). Really nice coin. Congrats.

Connecticoin

Nice Saint! I would have guessed 65, which is what it would likely grade today if submitted raw. But a green sticker on a 64 is just as good. I love the quality of the higher grade common date Saints - still kicking myself for not buying one of @saintguru ’s 67s when he auctioned them off.

Coinscratch

@Connecticoin said:
Nice Saint! I would have guessed 65, which is what it would likely grade today if submitted raw. But a green sticker on a 64 is just as good. I love the quality of the higher grade common date Saints - still kicking myself for not buying one of @saintguru ’s 67s when he auctioned them off.

Why? Did they go cheap or they were just that nice, both?

Coinscratch

Much like the forum the show had the same lackluster take on moderns. I was specifically looking for high grade Kennedys 1964 thru 1970 as these are extremely difficult to find raw and I need them to complete the set. The few and only moderns I saw aside from gold were all misses MS65/66.
I even brought my 83D MS67FB for trade, it's a pop 4/0 $2,200.00 coin. I asked several dealers what they would offer for it, none were interested at any price. Graciously some did offer reasons and solutions ranging from the coin possibly being beat and sinking the value overnight to list it on Ebay for the best results.

Connecticoin

@Coinscratch said:

@Connecticoin said:
Nice Saint! I would have guessed 65, which is what it would likely grade today if submitted raw. But a green sticker on a 64 is just as good. I love the quality of the higher grade common date Saints - still kicking myself for not buying one of @saintguru ’s 67s when he auctioned them off.

Why? Did they go cheap or they were just that nice, both?

They were not cheap ($7k in 2005 IIRC), but they were PQ even for 67s, just gorgeous. I did get his 20-S in 64 which I tried twice to upgrade to 64+, and of course it upgraded to 64+ after I sold it.

blitzdude

@Connecticoin said:
Nice Saint! I would have guessed 65, which is what it would likely grade today if submitted raw. But a green sticker on a 64 is just as good. I love the quality of the higher grade common date Saints - still kicking myself for not buying one of @saintguru ’s 67s when he auctioned them off.

A sticker on a 64 is as good as a straight graded 65? Oh man what has this hobby come too? THKS!

Walkerfan

MS 64 would've been my guess.

Love the rattler and bean.

DelawareDoons

@blitzdude said:

@Connecticoin said:
Nice Saint! I would have guessed 65, which is what it would likely grade today if submitted raw. But a green sticker on a 64 is just as good. I love the quality of the higher grade common date Saints - still kicking myself for not buying one of @saintguru ’s 67s when he auctioned them off.

A sticker on a 64 is as good as a straight graded 65? Oh man what has this hobby come too? THKS!

CAC 64 saints will more often than not upgrade to 65, so they're priced accordingly. Just the reality, don't let your ignorance show too much.

lermish

@DelawareDoons said:

@blitzdude said:

@Connecticoin said:
Nice Saint! I would have guessed 65, which is what it would likely grade today if submitted raw. But a green sticker on a 64 is just as good. I love the quality of the higher grade common date Saints - still kicking myself for not buying one of @saintguru ’s 67s when he auctioned them off.

A sticker on a 64 is as good as a straight graded 65? Oh man what has this hobby come too? THKS!

CAC 64 saints will more often than not upgrade to 65, so they're priced accordingly. Just the reality, don't let your ignorance show too much.

That train left the station long ago.

Coinscratch

I like this one just as it is. 3 in 1 for pieces of history.

DelawareDoons

@Coinscratch said:
I like this one just as it is. 3 in 1 for pieces of history.

I agree, zero reason to chase the upgrade or anything here, especially when it'll sell for 5 money as is. Plus, old holder preservation!

CRHer700

I would have said 58+

Coinscratch

@CRHer700 said:
I would have said 58+

What looks like rub on the High Points of the obverse is more of a phenomena of the light angles. If I move the light slightly then the shiny areas disappear or turn to dark.
Notice how the shiny parts are not there in the cell pics further down the thread.

asheland

Very nice!