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Bowers and Merena $1 1803 PF66

circulatedcirculated Posts: 217
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Very nice...


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1803 Draped Bust Silver Dollar. B-7, BB-303. Proof-66 (PCGS).

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    AnimalkeeperAnimalkeeper Posts: 649
    Alas, a numismatic supermodel that I am doomed to admire from afar....image

    Has somebody been gropping Miss Liberty? That looks like a fingerprint.....image
    Spare your best friend's life!! Adopt an adult dog at your local "kill" animal shelter. You will be changed.
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    circulatedcirculated Posts: 217
    Another really nice pre-Long Beach:

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    1881-S Morgan Silver Dollar. MS-68 (PCGS).
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    tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,687 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I love the specimen that Contursi used to own [Knoxville?] - now owned by a prominent figure in numismatics. All others pale in comparison!
    Early Dollar Set
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    291fifth291fifth Posts: 25,208 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Proof-66. Come on.
    All glory is fleeting.
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    tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,687 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Proof-66. Come on. >>



    How can you make an accurate judgement either way off that image? image
    Early Dollar Set
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    291fifth291fifth Posts: 25,208 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Proof-66. Come on. >>



    How can you make an accurate judgement either way off that image? image >>



    Fingerprints on a 66...not in my grading book. I'm fed up with overgrading of rarities. Call them what they are. It won't change their value, but it might help stop the ever-advancing surge of gradeflation.
    All glory is fleeting.
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    circulatedcirculated Posts: 217
    Found another beauty:

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    1857-S Liberty Double Eagle. Bold S. MS-66 (PCGS).
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    DAMDAM Posts: 2,410 ✭✭
    Man... I love that coin... the 1803!!!

    If I had the money I would buy that in a minute!!!

    By-the-way... I do accept gifts. image


    Edited to add: The 1803.
    Dan
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    cardinalcardinal Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have examined all four known specimens of the Proof 1803 dollar in person. The two finest known (the former Knoxville coin and the former Cardinal coin) are roughly equal (both graded by PCGS as PR66CAM). Compared side by side, a collector might prefer either one, with the Knoxville coin showing slightly more cameo contrast and the Cardinal coin showing a bit more pleasing toning.

    The coin in the upcoming Bowers and Merena sale (PCGS-PR66) would fall in at #3 in the condition census, followed by the Jack Lee coin (NGC-PR66). This will be the first known auction appearance of the B&M coin; all prior auctions records (at least those than can be traced to a specific specimen) represented the other three coins. I examined the B&M coin raw a few years ago, and I would not argue with the grade. The surfaces are all there technically. Due to the toning, there is no cameo contrast whatsoever. The toning is deeper than it appears in the B&M image, and when I viewed it in person, the fingerprint (if it actually is a fingerprint) was not visible.
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    RBinTexRBinTex Posts: 4,328 ✭
    66 is a joke (right?). image
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    dragondragon Posts: 4,548 ✭✭
    <<< Fingerprints on a 66...not in my grading book. I'm fed up with overgrading of rarities. >>>


    A fingerprint does not preclude a PR66 grade or even a PR67 grade.
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    291fifth291fifth Posts: 25,208 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i><<< Fingerprints on a 66...not in my grading book. I'm fed up with overgrading of rarities. >>>


    A fingerprint does not preclude a PR66 grade or even a PR67 grade. >>



    It should.
    All glory is fleeting.

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