Same Coin 57 Grades Apart

braddick

I was going through my commemoratives and thought this was kind of cool.
One of my favorites, the California Commemorative.

The first is one I sought out long and hard and finally came upon one raw, surprisingly at an antique shop in Carlsbad. I sent it to PCGS where it graded GD06:



Personally, I think the design holds up well even with heavy wear.

Here is the same coin in what appears to be full PL (unusual for the California):



Together, I like the overall look these two humble coins provide:

ctf_error_coins

Very cool set.

You bought that coin one hour north from me.

JamminJ

Those two have character!

ponderit

That is a great set; love the contrast between the two.

OchoReales

Great contrast. Technically, it's a 57 point spread.

RWB

Is this your Heinz pickle type set?

Sunnywood

I can never decide whether attractive natural well-circulated coins are extremely cool, and perhaps even more true to the spirit of coin collecting than their uncirculated counterparts, or whether they are just very sad.

Does anybody else have a similarly ambivalent reaction?

Sunnywood

Baley

pocket piece commems with heavy wear are neat! someone carried that coin daily for many years.

InYHWHWeTrust

Pat, you tease!!

WoodenJefferson

I prefer the old worn out 49'er.

mumu

Those 2 together make a great set. Also like the ying and yang element of the "shiny new" coin being in the old-time holder and the old time worn out coin being in the newer holder.

drei3ree

<< <i>I can never decide whether attractive natural well-circulated coins are extremely cool, and perhaps even more true to the spirit of coin collecting than their uncirculated counterparts, or whether they are just very sad.

Does anybody else have a similarly ambivalent reaction?

Sunnywood >>



Sunnywood--I get the same feeling when I'm around people I've known since my childhood. We're all "well circulated" and have plenty of stories to tell & retell, but when we reflect on our bygone physical prowess & looks, it's really quite sad.

notwilight

Here is one in between (different commem). I'm sure someone has one 35 grades better...I don't.

segoja

Pat

I think PCGS missed the grade....looks more like VG08 to me

PerryHall

Very low grade coins that are totally problem free and totally original are really cool. They are also attractive in my opinion.

golfer72

That California is better than a 63!

johnny9434

nice pickups

zap1111

Seeing how the obverse shows a man working, I much prefer the G06 - it just seems right.
zap

scher

I really like those 2 coins!! and like sunnywood really struggle with
which is cooler the well circ. piece or the super nice high end coin..
So....i solved it this way..commems are my favorites..got 3sets goin..
very best 144 piece i can find..//target grade f/vf 50pc. slabbed and a
50pc raw low grade set that the grandkids can touch/drop etc..
Bruce Scher

lkeigwin

Nice doily!

This is one of my favorite commems, CA's 75th diamond jubilee. The fields have a beautiful hammered look, the high relief 49er and grizzly are bold and not diminished by clutter. And well worn ones such as this G6 are a result of circulation during the Great Depression.

I think they're undervalued. But you could probably say that about a lot of commemoratives.
Lance.

coinkat

both coins are vert cool- the one looks as if it was a pocket piece during the Depression

123cents

I like well circulated early commemoratives. They are just cool!