Starting bid a nice round number

ddink

$506,791

What a strange number to start bidding at...

Russ

Now, that's some adjustment marks!

Russ, NCNE

TerrapinWill

here's a question.....how many collectors are actually in the market for that coin?

MikeInFL

it only takes 1.

TOMCATTOM

I am. My birthday is in a couple of weeks. I think I'll drop some hints to the wife. "do you mind waiting to retire till we are 99?" "How much do you think we can get for that old orange stripped cat?" "ya know what I would realy, realy, realy like for my birthday ?"

mgoodm3

I was willing to bid at 506,790, but this is a ripoff.

ms70

There should be a BIN of $506,791.19

VAMs4U2BuyHere

The auction states PCGS AU58.

Is that really as close to uncirculated as possible?

Is it not damaged as well?

I'm just curious how it could get the highest of all circulated grades when in any another series it would actually be body bagged.

I post these questions not in a critical manner, but rather to better understand the basis for the stated grade as I am not familiar with this type.

I defer the question to experts in the type.

PutTogether

<< <i>The auction states PCGS AU58.

Is that really as close to uncirculated as possible?

Is it not damaged as well?

I'm just curious how it could get the highest of all circulated grades when in any another series it would actually be body bagged.

I post these questions not in a critical manner, but rather to better understand the basis for the stated grade as I am not familiar with this type.

I defer the question to experts in the type. >>



The "damage" you see are adjustment marks. In the old days, planchets were hand weighed to make sure they had the correct amount of silver. If it was too light, it was usually remelted. If it was heavy, it was filed down until it was the correct weight, and therefore the correct amount of silver. These file marks often stayed visible after the coin was minted. As they are here.

numonebuyer

Where is the Buy It Now?

Myqqy

That is such a cool coin!!