Always took candy from strangers Didn't wanna get me no trade Never want to be like papa Working for the boss every night and day --"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
"My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose.
I really like the color and strike, but what appears to be extensive scuffing in the fields surrounding the main devices on both sides makes me believe this is not a Mint State coin.
Then again, I don't collect gold so I'm really just guessing.
I voted 58. Looks MS to me, truth be told, but with the way these accelerate into "crazy money" in the MS grades, I suspect they'd look for any reason, however small, to justify holding it back to 58.
MS-64. Remember that gold is very soft and gets marks very easily. Also, this is a good ol' Southern mint, so often they did not have the good equipment like their Yankee counterparts.
<< <i>MS-64. Remember that gold is very soft and gets marks very easily. Also, this is a good ol' Southern mint, so often they did not have the good equipment like their Yankee counterparts. >>
The fact that gold is soft and gets marks easily just means that there aren't going to be many coins that merit high grades. It doesn't mean that grading standards should be lowered, even though that is exactly what the TPG's seem to do. This issue has been beaten to death many, many times.
"The fact that gold is soft and gets marks easily just means that there aren't going to be many coins that merit high grades."
Or it means market grade adjustment .
Beautiful coin and it's a toss-up between AU-58 and MS-63.
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<< <i>The coin is in a 63 holder. It was a 63 went it sold as part of the Miller Collection in 1999. It's still a 63 today. It will be a 63 tomorrow... >>
I like it as a 63, and I'm happy to see they didn't punish it for being a condition rarity. I prefer my grading standards consistent, thank you very much.
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Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day
--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
<< <i>MS-63? That mintmark looks smaller than the usual ones you post. How'd that work out? >>
There is some variation in the size and location of the MM throughout the run of the series.
Some are small:
Some are tall:
We even had a thread about it a while back.
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Naaaw! I've adopted modern grading standards. Premium Quality BU.
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<< <i>MS-63? That mintmark looks smaller than the usual ones you post. How'd that work out? >>
There is some variation in the size and location of the MM throughout the run of the series.
Some are small:
Some are tall:
We even had a thread about it a while back. >>
excellent information! Thanks.
I really like the color and strike, but what appears to be extensive scuffing in the fields surrounding the main devices on both sides makes me believe this is not a Mint State coin.
Then again, I don't collect gold so I'm really just guessing.
<< <i>MS-64. Remember that gold is very soft and gets marks very easily. Also, this is a good ol' Southern mint, so often they did not have the good equipment like their Yankee counterparts. >>
The fact that gold is soft and gets marks easily just means that there aren't going to be many coins that merit high grades. It doesn't mean that grading standards should be lowered, even though that is exactly what the TPG's seem to do. This issue has been beaten to death many, many times.
Or it means market grade adjustment .
Beautiful coin and it's a toss-up between AU-58 and MS-63.
JJ
<< <i>The coin is in a 63 holder. It was a 63 went it sold as part of the Miller Collection in 1999. It's still a 63 today. It will be a 63 tomorrow... >>
I like it as a 63, and I'm happy to see they didn't punish it for being a condition rarity. I prefer my grading standards consistent, thank you very much.