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Even if the coin were professionally graded, it wouldn’t bring anywhere near that kind of money. The $19,200 “Price” was the auction record for a PCGS MS69 example which sold back in 2019. At that ti… (View Post)

See here from the PCGS website: https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1965-50c-sms/6845/67 (View Post)

As widespread as this problem appears to be, I doubt that you’ll be able to get help from PCGS or the FBI. I would have thought that local law enforcement would be a much better option. But sometimes… (View Post)

That’s correct. The coin was previously incorrectly designated as a circulation strike and subsequently determined to be a far less valuable “special strike”. So the submitter was compensated for the… (View Post)

Agreed - it’s a matter of frost and contrast, not depth of reflectivity. As per PCGS: “Surface - Deep Cameo Deep Cameo 1950-1970 Proof Coinage: - Heavily frosted devices on both the obverse and rever… (View Post)