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My HA session 3 winnings

This is an extraordinarily attractive coin. I know it's only a 63, but the eye appeal is tremendous. I'm a big fan of the orange-peel look on gold coins because it suggests originality on MS specimens. While I don't generally do gold, I do collect Italian States pieces so this is within spec.

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This 1/2 Piastra is not a nice coin for 65; rather, I think it would make a nice 63+, which would make it worth around $2000 (to me, anyway). I paid for the coin, not the holder.

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This is a very attractive coin in a non-EVP grade, but did I say it's very attractive? Plus, Sardinia coins are scarce. This has killer eye appeal and the look of an AU62+ specimen.

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Some other coins I tracked but passed on: the Papal States Testone in 67 is much less attractive than my PCGS 66 (different date/KM) and I know how much I paid for mine. If my coin is a benchmark 66 at $X, then I would grade the HA coin at 65-ish and work backwards in price from there.

Also, the Hiberno-Norse pieces were very nice, but even at half the estimate they were not bargains because you can buy them raw from CNG, York or a British dealer for no higher than $1200 retail. I refuse to pay for any holder-added value.

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I can be reached at evillageprowler@gmail.com

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