I just checked and got some SC$ grades from Sleepy Hollow.
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This is from a small group of two So-Called Dollars and a nice Washington Medal that I had posted some pictures of. All were sent through NCS, to help clear the mirrors on the Washington Medal and to see if they could improve the visual appearance of the Whipple Dollar which had some obverse water spots. I don't know if anything was done by NCS. The order is below.
Coins for invoice number 2048826 Line
Item Year Mint Mark Variety/Pedigree Denom. Proof Grade Strike
001 1881 B-454B STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA MS 64 PL MEDAL---R-5/approx. 75 known.
002 1878 HK-832 WHIPPLE DOLLAR SC$1 MS 63 MEDAL---less than 250 pieces known.
003 1909 HK-370 HUDSON EXPO SC$1 MS 63 MEDAL---less than 500 known
The first medal I had thought would grade MS65DMPL but I'm happy with what NGC assigned since my primary reason for holdering with these medals is authentication, uniformity in appearance for display and protection.
The Whipple Dollar is an interesting item, a uniface storecard that was never used as such and probably due in part to it's obvious similarity to the Morgan Dollar and the denomination it bears. I had figured MS62but feared AU58 or a bodybagging for what appeared to be hairlines. They must have been seen as unstruck planchet flaws. The picture is the sellers and doesn't show the reverse which is the side that was struck, this obverse resting on some backup material which may have caused the hairlining.
The tiny Hudson Dollar is a favorite of mine and I'm again forced to show the sellers picture which gives the impression of a sattelite shot!!
I had assumed MS65 with this but was worried about some rim dings. It's struck in aluminum and has very fine detail, the trouble being that it's so small---gold dollar size---that you almost have to glass it for a good look.
Thanks for looking, I hope you enjoy them. I'll try to update in a few days when they arrive with some better pictures.
Al H.
Coins for invoice number 2048826 Line
Item Year Mint Mark Variety/Pedigree Denom. Proof Grade Strike
001 1881 B-454B STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA MS 64 PL MEDAL---R-5/approx. 75 known.
002 1878 HK-832 WHIPPLE DOLLAR SC$1 MS 63 MEDAL---less than 250 pieces known.
003 1909 HK-370 HUDSON EXPO SC$1 MS 63 MEDAL---less than 500 known
The first medal I had thought would grade MS65DMPL but I'm happy with what NGC assigned since my primary reason for holdering with these medals is authentication, uniformity in appearance for display and protection.
The Whipple Dollar is an interesting item, a uniface storecard that was never used as such and probably due in part to it's obvious similarity to the Morgan Dollar and the denomination it bears. I had figured MS62but feared AU58 or a bodybagging for what appeared to be hairlines. They must have been seen as unstruck planchet flaws. The picture is the sellers and doesn't show the reverse which is the side that was struck, this obverse resting on some backup material which may have caused the hairlining.
The tiny Hudson Dollar is a favorite of mine and I'm again forced to show the sellers picture which gives the impression of a sattelite shot!!
I had assumed MS65 with this but was worried about some rim dings. It's struck in aluminum and has very fine detail, the trouble being that it's so small---gold dollar size---that you almost have to glass it for a good look.
Thanks for looking, I hope you enjoy them. I'll try to update in a few days when they arrive with some better pictures.
Al H.
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the whipple is a cool storecard
the hudson small dollar is my fav!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
michael
on visual appeal to me, I really dig that Pennsylvania!
Ken
when i found that medal, it was in a group that was scattered in the corner of a showcase---different size medals of different compositions, some in 2X2's, flips or raw on the cloth, in varying states of preservation and some even had loops attached. the single common element to them all was the theme, Washington. this one stuck out like, well, a sore thumb. i was ignorant about it except for the beauty but the dealer gladly paged through his reference to show me the listing and description.
my luck in finding it was just that, luck!!! i made a concious decision to look at the ancients and medals at the show. what i find when looking for this type of stuff is that if you have a curious eye and keep broadening your collecting horizon, the gems will stand out. it's kind of like looking for any other item at a show. do yourself a favor at the next show you're at, look at the dealer's tables that you normally walk past and especially the guys who look bored. they love to talk!!
al h.