TTT for the sober crowd!!!! GUESS the grade on the $5 Indian!
saintguru
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PCGS.....a tough date...1908-D
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Wake up, Slugs.
I am actually very tired, so let me sleep.
These coins are ungradable. 63. I doubt you could touch a lower quality coin without losing it.
Is that what they call "green" gold? Looks green!
You look tired!
And I promise to stop hijacking your threads someday.
I'm sorry I called your coin a 63. Will you call of the hitmen now?
<< <i>I grade your coin about a F12
ON THE BUTTON......have some more shrooms.
Have you no morels?
vf 40 45 50 53 55 58 60 61 62 63 64 65
8511 1908-D $5 MS 2 4 10 8 6 36 65 66 259 851 1,155 313 9
I say 65.
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The hit over the eye brow and along the jowl, plus that darkening on the reverse shoulder feather probably detracts just a little. The color is awesome.
If I'm wrong, send me the coin so I can see in hand what I've missed in the photos.
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Some regions in the field looks 'greenish' compared with other more reddish regions.
Is this just a photographic illusion, or is this one of those coins that is considered 'green gold'?
Honestly, I would have thought the hit on the cheek and the scratch near the L on the reverse would be a limiting factor. This is why I fear grading this series. Time and time again, I am proven wrong on these.
Eh. Maybe it doesn't matter. Guido the killer pimp is apparently coming for me.
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In the PCGS grading room, a strong stroke is always good for an extra point.
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I guess "tough date" should have been the giveaway. It's a very common
date below MS65. I wouldn't have guessed that high based on the chatter
on the face, but the strike and color are to die for. Nice looking coin!
edited to add>> I see you posted the grade and a sweet one at that! Congrats on acquiring a fantastic specimen.
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<< <i>This coin is very clean with barely any surface abrasions and a very strong stroke.
In the PCGS grading room, a strong stroke is always good for an extra point. >>
Hey butterhead...I was posting from my iPhone. It's hard to hit those teeny keys.
I wish I wouldn't use the backspace after typing my respones (I would have 50,000 posts by now) What I initially said here yesterday was :
"Knowing You: MS 66
Knowing Indians: MS 64
Knowing PCGS: MS 63"
.... seriously, MS 65 never entered my head,
In retrospect, I'll just look at the price guide next time you do such a post, and guess the grade from that angle.
Thank you for sharing !
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One thing I'd point out. Yes, the series can be completed, but try to do one in MS65!!!!
Onlt 1% of all coins graded are MS65 or better...1%!!!
Nice coin...
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If you want to p!$$ Jay off, you don't have to guess that low. Saying MS63 is enough to get a murderous threat.
This is my pathetic PCGS AU55 indian. Taken in not terribly good lighting. Population (who cares/lots more where they came from).
Notice that there appears to be no trace of the original surface left. But most of the incuse areas still look very nice. One reason I like these coins is that the 'worn' ones don't look a whole lot different from the 'unworn' ones. That is also one reason I hate the series, as it makes them tough to grade.
Jay:
Oh, by the way, your hitmen did not work out. I'll mail them back to you in a box as long as you pay for my postage and time. You have until monday, then they go in the garbage.
CAC...after I bought it! These are very hard to grade, even in hand. But I assure you this is a superb coin. It IS very colorful. The green in gold is often caused by minute silver impurities, most commonly found in Southern gold because it contains more silver. Western gold has a higher copper content so they tend to be more pinkish This coin is very clean with barely any surface abrasions and a very strong strike. 1908-d's also tend to have weak mintmarks but this one is clearly a sharp one. Probably only 5-6 of the 65's are "true" GEM65's.
It's a keeper, for sure.
You don't read the post direcly above yours, do you?
Very nice coin, as well. Me want.
Just kidding, ms65 is good
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<< <i>graffiti on the reverse at 1:00. Should be bodybaged . I'll buy it for $750
Just kidding, ms65 is good >>
Ya know your avatar was mine when I first posted here! That's a pic of my 1st HR, an MS63!
Congrats on another nice addition your Lil Ingine's
I sold the 1913 to own this one. It's 5 times the coin as far as rarity and only 1.5 times the price! can'y have everything these days of Alpo-loaf and rainwater.