Stopped by the B&M at lunch
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He had four fresh-from-NGC AU liberties. Various flavors, from 50 to 58. $1200 for either of the 50s, $1350 for the 58, IIRC.
He also had a PCGS OGH MS63 1927 saint that was drop dead gorgeous. Healthy strike, blazing luster under a thick coppery skin. No marks in the field or on liberty. Original price tag on it said 12/96: $700! He offered it to me at $1400 and I was *this* close to running to the bank. And then I noticed it had a pin-hole dig about 9:00. It was so perfect it didn't even look out of place until the 4th time I picked the coin up. But I couldn't bring myself to buy a coin I knew I'd be unhappy with down the road. What a shame. In my 35 years of collecting I've never owned a saint, and this one would have been a keeper
He also had a PCGS OGH MS63 1927 saint that was drop dead gorgeous. Healthy strike, blazing luster under a thick coppery skin. No marks in the field or on liberty. Original price tag on it said 12/96: $700! He offered it to me at $1400 and I was *this* close to running to the bank. And then I noticed it had a pin-hole dig about 9:00. It was so perfect it didn't even look out of place until the 4th time I picked the coin up. But I couldn't bring myself to buy a coin I knew I'd be unhappy with down the road. What a shame. In my 35 years of collecting I've never owned a saint, and this one would have been a keeper
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--Severian the Lame
--Severian the Lame
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<< <i>He had four fresh-from-NGC AU liberties. Various flavors, from 50 to 58. $1200 for either of the 50s, $1350 for the 58, IIRC.
He also had a PCGS OGH MS63 1927 saint that was drop dead gorgeous. Healthy strike, blazing luster under a thick coppery skin. No marks in the field or on liberty. Original price tag on it said 12/96: $700! He offered it to me at $1400 and I was *this* close to running to the bank. And then I noticed it had a pin-hole dig about 9:00. It was so perfect it didn't even look out of place until the 4th time I picked the coin up. But I couldn't bring myself to buy a coin I knew I'd be unhappy with down the road. What a shame. In my 35 years of collecting I've never owned a saint, and this one would have been a keeper
That "pin-hole dig" is why this Saint was a 63 rather that a much higher and less affordable grade.
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Oh well. It's not that I was looking for a saint. And I think my buddy Guru could hook me up with something special if I was really in the market. But you should have seen the glow beneath the skin on this one...
--Severian the Lame
If we could only go back and have bought more......
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