What happened to Liberty's nose on this 1923-D Saint?

dan1ecu · June 26, 2004 3:16AM

Those of you who are familiar with Saints, is it common to see a nose that looks like this? Is it from a weak strike?

1923-D $20 MS66

clackamas · June 26, 2004 3:22AM

The nose can be weak from strike but that one has been removed via a large hit. That coin should not grade 66 with that kind of hit.

KlectorKid · June 26, 2004 3:27AM

Could the die have been filled with something?

TUMUSS · June 26, 2004 3:30AM

I have a 27' with a simialr hit to the mouth. Mine only got a ms-63

clackamas · June 26, 2004 3:30AM

Otherwise its a nice coin. Real shame about the nose. Its not perfect but then again a 66 should not be. I wonder if the luster is blazing and was forgiven for the large nose hit by "other" factors. I would bug me with that hit though.

partagas · June 26, 2004 3:53AM

I can't believe that is a 66. I would give it a 65. The luster must be oozing off that coin to make up for the nose and the hits near the arm. Maybe I am being too tuff, but that looks like a poor 66 to me.

cosmicdebris · June 26, 2004 4:53AM

I got a 64 that looks WAYYYYYYYYY BETTERRRRRRRRR than that 66.

XpipedreamR · June 26, 2004 4:58AM

66?

jeffnpcb · June 26, 2004 5:06AM

There is no way in this lifetime that dog is a 66! Go above and look at the previous ones sold in a 66, all PCGS, and none have a gouge like that in the face! Looks like a Presidential Review coin to me!