How do you explain the difference between these two Flying Eagle cent prices?

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• GoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭

  June 27, 2008 11:47AM

  the MS66 piece is in an old NGC holder and has "turned" in the holder. In simple terms... it's become uglier since it was encapsulated, and would probably not grade as high now. The carbon spot drags it down as well. The MS65 coin appears to be a lovely, full-blown Gem.

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• COALPORTER Posts: 2,900 ✭✭

  June 27, 2008 11:48AM

  Sorry, didn't have my glasses on. Though the coins were MS65 and 64.
  
  me stupid.

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• GFourDriver Posts: 2,366 ✭

  June 27, 2008 11:50AM

  <<<ms 65 is higher than ms64.>>>
  
  Are you saying that the MS-66 has degraded to an MS-64?
  

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• Frankcoins Posts: 4,572 ✭✭✭

  June 27, 2008 9:13PM

  Someone bought the coin, not the plastic.

  Frank Provasek - PCGS Authorized Dealer, Life Member ANA, Member TNA. www.frankcoins.com

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• GFourDriver Posts: 2,366 ✭

  June 27, 2008 9:30PM

  <<<Someone bought the coin, not the plastic.>>>
  
  I can totally understand that, especially if it is a collector looking to keep it for his own collection. But this coin was sold as a floor bid, which to me means there was a better than 50/50 chance that it was a dealer. It might be tough to resell at a profit unless he specifically bought it for a customer. That was a (Top pop. PCGS) 66 price he paid for it.

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