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NEWP: Fantastically toned 2 Gulden

RexfordRexford Posts: 1,339 ✭✭✭✭✭
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German States, Bavaria, 1855 2 Gulden, PCGS MS64PL (Prooflike). Portrait of the King right / the Madonna Column. On the restoration of the Madonna (Mary's) Column in Munich. Superbly toned and deeply prooflike; possibly a proof striking (though not noted as such by PCGS).

Gobrecht's Engraved Mature Head Large Cent Model
https://www.instagram.com/rexrarities/?hl=en

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  • MilkmanDanMilkmanDan Posts: 3,768 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Neat coin. Did PCGS actually put PL with the grade?

  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 44,279 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yep. "Fantastically". :)

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  • WildIdeaWildIdea Posts: 1,880 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Fantastically executed portrait! The way the hair is sculpted is exquisite! Love the way it flows and the subtle chops are impressive, very cool. Noice toning always delights. Congrats!

  • RexfordRexford Posts: 1,339 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @OriginalDan said:
    Neat coin. Did PCGS actually put PL with the grade?

    Yep

    Gobrecht's Engraved Mature Head Large Cent Model
    https://www.instagram.com/rexrarities/?hl=en

  • MilkmanDanMilkmanDan Posts: 3,768 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Neat, I don’t think they give that designation out very often.

  • EVillageProwlerEVillageProwler Posts: 5,856 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Awesome coin!

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  • ElmhurstElmhurst Posts: 795 ✭✭✭

    I dont collect much Germany, but would find it hard to pass on that.

  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,931 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great coin and a properly titled thread ;)

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  • hookedoncoinshookedoncoins Posts: 1,239 ✭✭✭

    Beautiful coin. I love the design and the toning.

  • ZoharZohar Posts: 6,698 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Well done Rex!

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  • emeraldATVemeraldATV Posts: 5,197 ✭✭✭✭✭

    For some reason the slab makes it perk up...a lot.Cool

  • bidaskbidask Posts: 14,056 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2, 2019 5:51PM

    Beautiful coin ! Never seen a PL before of that type.

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  • sarikanairsarikanair Posts: 154 ✭✭✭

    Amazing! Looks like a Proof strike to me too... The inscriptions are crystal clear and sharp... the blue toning makes the coin look even more impressive.

  • ShadyDaveShadyDave Posts: 2,217 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @OriginalDan said:
    Neat, I don’t think they give that designation out very often.

    Brett, the new PCGS head indicated that they were planning on looking at expanding PL/DMPL designations....

    Sweet coin OP, definitely has some nice eye appeal with the design/toning.

  • RexfordRexford Posts: 1,339 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 18, 2019 6:52AM

    @ShadyDave said:

    @OriginalDan said:
    Neat, I don’t think they give that designation out very often.

    Brett, the new PCGS head indicated that they were planning on looking at expanding PL/DMPL designations....

    Sweet coin OP, definitely has some nice eye appeal with the design/toning.

    PCGS has used PL as a suffix on foreign coins for quite a while, albeit rarely. They seem to lean toward using it in a literal sense, when coins have the appearance of a proof but they aren't comfortable with outright calling it something other than business strike (PR, SP, or PL as a prefix), but even so the designation is uncommon and sporadic. I believe Brett recently said that they hadn't expanded the usage of it yet.

    Gobrecht's Engraved Mature Head Large Cent Model
    https://www.instagram.com/rexrarities/?hl=en

  • SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,188 ✭✭✭✭✭

    OMG
    Congrats on that stunner!

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