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New Purchase: 1886 PCGS PR66 CAC (Green) Seated Half

OneyOney Posts: 1,426 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I got a call from a local seller about a large lot of proof coins. I purchased 3, this one is the proof seated half. I am posting the Heritage pics of the coin since is was in one of their auctions a bit back. What do you think? Opinions welcome.

Brian

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    Old_CollectorOld_Collector Posts: 1,045 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice!

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    CatbertCatbert Posts: 8,186 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Those pics won't show hairlines that might be present. Otherwise, it sure looks nice!

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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,874 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice coin!

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    World67World67 Posts: 13,088 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks good. B)

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    LeeBoneLeeBone Posts: 4,840 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Me like!

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    skier07skier07 Posts: 4,746 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It looks very nice but HA glamour shots leave quite a bit to be desired.

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    ashelandasheland Posts: 24,446 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That’s awesome!

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    jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 11,208 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Beauty.
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    jfriedm56jfriedm56 Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice pickup!

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    AvocetAvocet Posts: 275 ✭✭✭✭

    Fantastic coin!!

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    breakdownbreakdown Posts: 2,381 ✭✭✭✭✭

    HA probably doing that coin no good. I suspect tilted properly, it is a beauty. As Catbert points out, hairlines are critical for grades of such proofs and these images won't show them.

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    csanotescsanotes Posts: 485 ✭✭✭✭

    I will wait to see what it looks like under a bright light, and not Heritages edited images.

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    P0CKETCHANGEP0CKETCHANGE Posts: 3,418 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @breakdown said:
    HA probably doing that coin no good. I suspect tilted properly, it is a beauty. As Catbert points out, hairlines are critical for grades of such proofs and these images won't show them.

    Hairlines on a 66 CAC should be extremely minimal. The HA photos are not good. I'm sure the coin looks much better in-hand.

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    Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 9,771 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow, nice

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    WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 10,284 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks good from here!

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    Franklin_FanFranklin_Fan Posts: 102 ✭✭✭

    Would like to see a zoomed out shot to see the awesome contrast in the old green holder.

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    PTVETTERPTVETTER Posts: 6,109 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Now that is a WOW coin for sure :)

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    winestevenwinesteven Posts: 5,527 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 15, 2026 11:59PM

    While everyone’s comments about hairlines on proof coins is true, including they typically don’t show up in photos of proof coins, I would think CHANCES are, you’re ok, since BOTH PCGS AND CAC take the quantity of hairlines into account in determining if the coin is solid as a PR66 before applying their grade and their sticker. Sure, they err at times, but as noted, in my opinion, chances are they both did not.

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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 45,032 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Oy vey. That's lovely, and way beyond my caliber.

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