@Downtown1974 said:
2024 was a slow year. Think I only picked up 5 or 6 coins.
This one is definitely my favorite for the year. The eye appeal is just off the charts on this one. I like it better than my 64.
How is that 1911 just a 62? So much better than that, IMO. Have you thought about resubmitting or crossing over?
There's a rim issue on the reverse at 10:00 that might have knocked it down a couple of points. Also, there may be some hairlines that aren't showing up in the pics. It's still a great looking coin.
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@allnewsanchor yes…PerryHall is correct. It is the rim that knocked it down. Also a small hit on the cheek. Otherwise, a spectacular Eagle with clean, slight orange peel fields.
@Downtown1974 said:
2024 was a slow year. Think I only picked up 5 or 6 coins.
This one is definitely my favorite for the year. The eye appeal is just off the charts on this one. I like it better than my 64.
How is that 1911 just a 62? So much better than that, IMO. Have you thought about resubmitting or crossing over?
There's a rim issue on the reverse at 10:00 that might have knocked it down a couple of points. Also, there may be some hairlines that aren't showing up in the pics. It's still a great looking coin.
There's a rim issue on the reverse at 10:00 that might have knocked it down a couple of points. Also, there may be some hairlines that aren't showing up in the pics. It's still a great looking coin.
I noticed the rim tick, Perry. Did not see any hairlines. But even if there is/are one or two... should that knock that beauty down to a 62?
"Brother, can you spare a dime?" (Especially a 1975 no S proof?)
There's a rim issue on the reverse at 10:00 that might have knocked it down a couple of points. Also, there may be some hairlines that aren't showing up in the pics. It's still a great looking coin.
I noticed the rim tick, Perry. Did not see any hairlines. But even if there is/are one or two... should that knock that beauty down to a 62?
Hairlines are definitely a grading factor and its impact on the grade will depend on the severity, location, and the judgement of the grader. I think that rim bruise on the reverse is what brought it down to a 62 but overall, that is a very attractive coin.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
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There's a rim issue on the reverse at 10:00 that might have knocked it down a couple of points. Also, there may be some hairlines that aren't showing up in the pics. It's still a great looking coin.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
@Legacy It doesn’t get much better than the 1856 proof Flying Eagle with the pedigree!
@allnewsanchor yes…PerryHall is correct. It is the rim that knocked it down. Also a small hit on the cheek. Otherwise, a spectacular Eagle with clean, slight orange peel fields.
MY GOLD TYPE SET https://pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/complete-type-sets/gold-type-set-12-piece-circulation-strikes-1839-1933/publishedset/321940
2024 was a pretty good year acquisition-wise. If we’re only doing one, this pop 1/0 65 Red Booby Head is it:
However, this OGH PR67 is right up there:
Empty Nest Collection
Matt’s Mattes
Some really neat coins in this thread. 2024 was a net downsizing year for me, but I did pick up a handful, with these two the best.
Władysław II the Exile, Denar, 1140s. So tiny, yet detailed. Similar but smaller and better made than a contemporary English penny.
1711/2 Taler NGC 63. This one may be my favorite of the year.
My current "Box of 20"
I'm impressed!
Two large checks and a stack of Benjamins in exchange for some American Gold Eagles and Presidential Commemoratives.
I noticed the rim tick, Perry. Did not see any hairlines. But even if there is/are one or two... should that knock that beauty down to a 62?
"Brother, can you spare a dime?" (Especially a 1975 no S proof?)
Hairlines are definitely a grading factor and its impact on the grade will depend on the severity, location, and the judgement of the grader. I think that rim bruise on the reverse is what brought it down to a 62 but overall, that is a very attractive coin.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
While not a pick up, this is a collage of some of the many coins I was lucky to image this year.
Coin Photographer.
@FlyingAl These photographs are breathtaking! Thanks for sharing.
Just a couple:
P50
P20