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New Purchase - 1903 US-PI Centavo turned out to be a proof
IloiloKano
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I bid on this item in an ebay auction because I thought from the pictures it could be proof. When I received it this week, I discovered that it was. This makes the second US-PI Proof I have picked up this month for MS money! The other one was a 1904 Centavo with beautiful blue-green coloring. This one is mostly red, but I noticed some nice color also when I turned it to check for surface reflectivity. I have imaged the coin both head on and at a slight angle to display the beauty of my new pickup.
The first image reproduces the color well, while the second brings out the detail, subtle coloring and reflective nature of the surface.
Would anyone offer their assessment as to what PCGS might grade this coin, based on images alone, of course?
Comments will be welcomed and appreciated.
The first image reproduces the color well, while the second brings out the detail, subtle coloring and reflective nature of the surface.
Would anyone offer their assessment as to what PCGS might grade this coin, based on images alone, of course?
Comments will be welcomed and appreciated.
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<< <i>Not a bad pick up for $40.00. Grade wise from the photo, I would say 64RB. >>
Thanks. I was hoping for at least PR63, and I thought it would likely get a Red-Brown designation also. Too bad there isn't a designation distinguishing between those barely making Red-Brown and those which are nearly all Red, as is this one.
At PR63, book value is $100, and I placed a snipe bid at $37.77. Someone else must have sniped at $37.75, and since ebay doesn't get the next required bid set, (when bids arrive at the last second), mine apparently took precedence instead of being rejected for not being 25 cents higher than the next highest bid. If I had lost it because I didn't bid $38, I would have been upset at myself, but I also expected others would bid MS money ($40 in MS63, but shipping was $3), and it looks like I was right. So I ended up paying $40.77 with shipping.
I don't really collect the proofs, since I can't afford them all, but once I get this and the Proof 1904 Centavo certified, I'll either sell them or attempt to trade them for certifed circulation strikes that I need.
Nice find and a lovely looking coin.