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Washinton commemorative 1982-D Half MS 69
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The PCGS site has this listed retail @ $1350.00 This coin is NOT PCGS certified . The seller has the rating on it by " who knows ? Inc . " What is this thing really worth ? http://www.hoogercoins.com/certlots/MVC-451S.JPG http://www.hoogercoins.com/certlots/MVC-450S.JPG Ok, I guess you should be able to see both sides now . Thanks for your opinion ( s )
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However, if you can deliver one to me in an ANACS MS69 slab, I'll give you that bogus $1350 PCGS price. (FWIW, PCGS 69s sell on eBay regularly for $750-$800, like this one. Anyone feel lucky with a cross? There's an easy $600 for ya'.)
with the premium placed on this commem from MS68 to one notch up and MS69, if you really want one you might consider making your own. given it's a daunting task, the fun involved will be worthwhile for a collector who wants to look at coins. the Washington commem in original packaging comes cheap at shops and shows, around $5-$6 and can be sold easily for $4. there's little loss with coins that don't pass muster and need to be dumped and the issue is common and popular. once you start looking at the coins you'll be able to recognize which ones to take home for closer inspection and which ones to pass on. i have two set aside for submission after i complete my half-dollar Registry set and receive my freebies.
when i look at Washingtons, i focus mainly on high point rub and of course contact marks and unfilled planchet flaws. if i find a coin absent those, i'll only consider keeping it if it has no unaided sign of die polish in the fields.
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