Looks like three d's... there's a fainter one above the two you note. The even spacing probably indicates a small contact hit from the reeding of another coin.
Best guess would be that a damaged reed on another coin was resting more or less perpendicularly against this coin in a bag and it got tapped into this coin twice by something hitting the bag. Wouldn't swear to it, but that is all I can come up with.
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Sometimes it's easy to undergrade a coin when you're looking at a photo that shows the coin the size of a dinner plate. I would reserve judgement on the grade until I saw it in hand.
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I wonder if that coin was examined by CAC. Is there a way to find out?
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<< <i>I wonder if that coin was examined by CAC. Is there a way to find out? >>
CAC doesn't publicize loser but If you really wanted to know your fav auction rep might be able to see if HA submitted it. >>
I'm guessing that HA would submit a coin of this caliber to CAC unless they felt that it would be a waste of time.
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On the reverse there is a similar identical parallel double hit. Odd too see that on each side.
Gold gets graded heavily on blast. This probably has it. You also don't grade MS66 gold like you do a MS66 walker or Morgan. I'd equate an MS66 $10 Lib to probably a MS64+ to MS65 Morgan. While probably not CAC material, PCGS is pretty consistent on large Liberty gold.
my first thought was that it's a reeding mark hit. i don't know if the coin is a 66...i think anything higher than 65 you really need to see in hand...esp. gold. you might be disappointed otherwise.
Seeing that coin makes me re-think my opinion about a $10 Liberty NGC graded as an MS-65 years ago. I have always thought of that coin as an MS-64, but if this one is an MS-66 ...
Here is my NGC MS-65 prior to when it was certified. The marks by Ms. Liberty's mouth took out of MS-65 territory IMO.
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<< <i>Reduce that picture to actual size and you can see this is an amazing coin. Not many had this type of mint frost to start life off to begin with. >>
Agreed. Those marks are pretty small in actual sides, and the fields appear otherwise clean.
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Do not like.
Does not look 66.
Would not buy.
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<< <i>I wonder if that coin was examined by CAC. Is there a way to find out?
CAC doesn't publicize loser but If you really wanted to know your fav auction rep might be able to see if HA submitted it.
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<< <i>I wonder if that coin was examined by CAC. Is there a way to find out?
CAC doesn't publicize loser but If you really wanted to know your fav auction rep might be able to see if HA submitted it. >>
I'm guessing that HA would submit a coin of this caliber to CAC unless they felt that it would be a waste of time.
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Gold gets graded heavily on blast. This probably has it. You also don't grade MS66 gold like you do a MS66 walker or Morgan. I'd equate an MS66 $10 Lib to probably a MS64+ to MS65 Morgan.
While probably not CAC material, PCGS is pretty consistent on large Liberty gold.
Here is my NGC MS-65 prior to when it was certified. The marks by Ms. Liberty's mouth took out of MS-65 territory IMO.
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<< <i>Either it's a reeded edge hit... or a comment about Ms. Liberty's cup size. >>
OK ok, I give - that was funny LOL
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<< <i>Reduce that picture to actual size and you can see this is an amazing coin. Not many had this type of mint frost to start life off to begin with. >>
Agreed. Those marks are pretty small in actual sides, and the fields appear otherwise clean.
<< <i>I thought the cheek was a prime focal area for grading the coin. I guess not. >>
No, it most certainly is. It's just that a grade on a label tends to trump common sense for some folks.
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