This coin is well graded at a MS64 by both PCGS and ATC + CAC. The coin is gradable and arguably one of the finest in existance. And if you want a top pop registry set, you may have to hold your nose. While I would be proud to own this coin, it would just be a space filler in a registry set. And the attractive alternatives would be several points less.
TDN is a well known collector that specializes in this series and I respect his " technical" opinion. But I find it to be a hollow victory to populate your registry set with technically graded coins as is this coin. For me this is a wake up call. I have lower graded coins in my registry set that are more attractive than those in it. At the end of the day, I will probably downgrade my set for inclusioon of the lower graded coins. To me, surface and toning are more inmportant grading standards for me.
I think that I collect with my money, and while being a participant in the Registry, what difference does it make if I am #4 or #6???? Buy the coin and not the holder........good thinking.
Thanks for the reply. I disagree as it seems you and I have a different definition of PVC. I've never, ever, seen dark black or brown PVC on a silver coin in my life and I look at coins with extreme "over-kill" magnification. It is entirely possible that PVC will eventually destroy a surface turning it brown but that is not PVC anymore - it's a corrosion product. I cannot wait for the chemists here to chime in as I don't keep chemical reaction formulas in my head.
In my limited experience actual, PVC residue or damage on a silver coin is either a shade of green, gray, white, or cream. I'll even venture to say that when it is "fresh" it is greenish as we can see around the 12th star when the image is magnified. So the actually is PVC on the coin and you are correct!
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This coin is well graded at a MS64 by both PCGS and ATC + CAC. The coin is gradable and arguably one of the finest in existance. And if you want a top pop registry set, you may have to hold your nose. While I would be proud to own this coin, it would just be a space filler in a registry set. And the attractive alternatives would be several points less.
TDN is a well known collector that specializes in this series and I respect his " technical" opinion. But I find it to be a hollow victory to populate your registry set with technically graded coins as is this coin. For me this is a wake up call. I have lower graded coins in my registry set that are more attractive than those in it. At the end of the day, I will probably downgrade my set for inclusioon of the lower graded coins. To me, surface and toning are more inmportant grading standards for me.
I think that I collect with my money, and while being a participant in the Registry, what difference does it make if I am #4 or #6???? Buy the coin and not the holder........good thinking.
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Thanks for the reply. I disagree as it seems you and I have a different definition of PVC. I've never, ever, seen dark black or brown PVC on a silver coin in my life and I look at coins with extreme "over-kill" magnification. It is entirely possible that PVC will eventually destroy a surface turning it brown but that is not PVC anymore - it's a corrosion product. I cannot wait for the chemists here to chime in as I don't keep chemical reaction formulas in my head.
In my limited experience actual, PVC residue or damage on a silver coin is either a shade of green, gray, white, or cream. I'll even venture to say that when it is "fresh" it is greenish as we can see around the 12th star when the image is magnified. So the actually is PVC on the coin and you are correct!