Beautiful 1873 proof Trade Dollar someone just posted on Reddit
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Just thought I'd share.
Would love to hear what our Trade Dollar folks think about this one...
OP says they inherited it reddit.com/r/coins/comments/1kprzom/trade_dollar/
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I'm not a proof guy but overall that seems like an attractive and natural example. Except for whatever is going on between the arrows... I don't know what happened there but it's funky.
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Impressive. Looks at least gem if not superb gem.
Looks quite attractive but as you know, it could be noticeably hairlined, yet not show that in the images.
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Was it just sitting in a blue Whitman folder? Looks like it has some nice color.
Every once in a while I see a similar looking blobby/splotchy area on an otherwise-great looking coin. My guess is that it’s some type of environmental issue and reaction, but precisely what, I don’t know.
Since I can’t view the coin in hand, in this case, I’ll throw out one other far less likely possibility - could it be a planchet flaw?
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A planchet issue was my initial gut reaction but I don't think I've ever even heard of something that size on a proof.
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I think I might have seen a very small number of planchet flaws of that size on Proofs. If only the image would allow us to tilt and rotate the coin, we might know he answer.😉
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That is a beautiful proof Trade $1.
Similar toning as this superb PR66 1873 T$1 beauty on CoinFacts.
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Agreed. Given the photos we have, I have no reason to believe it is significantly hairlined though.
No complaints here....Looks beautiful.
I saw that yesterday. It looks at least a 65.
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Wow. First picture is a bit surreal with in embedded in a blue Whitman. Probably pretty nice in hand. Can't rule out hairlines from pics, of course.
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The coin is at an angle in the picture so who knows what the surfaces really look like.