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lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,894 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I was busy at work one afternoon recently, waiting for the phone to ring, so I began to browse ebay auctions for all US coins ending soon. Wow. There're about 30 ending every minute.

This one looked interesting but the seller photos sucked. Only one bidder. So I pulled the trigger. $50.

Opinions? Guesses on the grade? Color? Will PCGS approve?
Lance.

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  • deviousdevious Posts: 1,690 ✭
    if that was from 2boyz... i was the underbidder. i saw it when it was listed and bid minimally just for a fat chance. image

    congrats. don't know much about these, but it looked okay in the photos...and still looks okay! but what do i know!
  • coinguy1coinguy1 Posts: 13,484 ✭✭✭
    The coin looks unnatural, as in cleaned and/or recolored.
  • chaze215chaze215 Posts: 1,310
    I dont know much about this series, but it doesnt look right for some reason. Maybe its just the coloring. Who knows.
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  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,946 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It does show wear on the WE but I bet it looks real nice in hand!

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  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,894 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>The coin looks unnatural, as in cleaned and/or recolored. >>

    I wondered about that too, Mark. I don't know this series well but it feels like AU and much too red. There's a little rose toning that didn't come out well in the images. I was thinking it might have been juiced.
    Lance.
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  • cmerlo1cmerlo1 Posts: 7,963 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Whizzed?
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,903 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Agree with the cleaned and recolored opinions.

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  • ColonialCoinUnionColonialCoinUnion Posts: 10,087 ✭✭✭
    Sorry, but I would say that has no chance to grade at PCGS.
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  • Mercury10cMercury10c Posts: 2,958


    << <i>Sorry, but I would say that has no chance to grade at PCGS. >>


    Probably not, but you don't need a $50 coin surrounded by $50 worth
    of plastic anyway. Enjoy it the way it is.
  • RayboRaybo Posts: 5,342 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>The coin looks unnatural, as in cleaned and/or recolored. >>

    I wondered about that too, Mark. I don't know this series well but it feels like AU and much too red. There's a little rose toning that didn't come out well in the images. I was thinking it might have been juiced.
    Lance. >>



    I see the rose toning you are refering to but unfortunetly the coin was cleaned at an earlier point in its life.
  • coinguy1coinguy1 Posts: 13,484 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Sorry, but I would say that has no chance to grade at PCGS. >>


    Probably not, but you don't need a $50 coin surrounded by $50 worth
    of plastic anyway. Enjoy it the way it is. >>

    That's true, but the OP did write/ask:

    << <i>Opinions? Guesses on the grade? Color? Will PCGS approve? >>

  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,727 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Technical grade of XF, cleaned/dipped, Genuine if submitted to a major TPG.
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  • TomBTomB Posts: 22,097 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It looks like a recolored AU that PCGS would put in a "Genuine" holder.
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  • relicsncoinsrelicsncoins Posts: 8,114 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think the coin has been whizzed.
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  • SamByrdSamByrd Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I think the coin has been whizzed. >>



    I agree the area to the left of the shield is wear but the color is orange. The details are perhaps xf/au the we is nice.
  • SG1SG1 Posts: 121
    I agree, it has a whizzed look in the fields.
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  • ConnecticoinConnecticoin Posts: 13,113 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Agree with others, looks messed with.
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