I got this today at the Baltimore Whitman show. I'm trying to put together MOST of the US Early Commemoratives. It's a 1921 Missouri 2*4 50¢ in PCGS MS-64.
I love the design and like the coin, even though it's obviously been dipped (those "spotty areas" of black toning on the obverse don't happen naturally, only when dipping removes the rest). It is undoubtedly far nicer in hand, because Mint State silver doesn't like the camera at all. There were a ton of nice Comments on the bourse today, weren't there? It struck me. This was the best bourse I've seen at a Baltimore show.
I agree with you on the dip job, so does PCGS not care about a dip? I mean, I realize there could be variables involved but do they care if a coin is dipped or not? I have zero experience with PCGS. The 2*4 is truly cool! Great looking coin and a pricey one to boot! Good for you Kanga!
Sweet addition Kanga...... One day I'll make it to Balto........(currently stuck in upstate, NY.........BRRRRRRRR.)
Actually the black "spots" are greatly exaggerated in the image. They are nowhere as prominent in hand. Apparently my photographing techniques continue to need improvement.
This is a case where the better your skills get, the worse it will look because it's the exact scenario where digital photography is harshest on a coin - high-contrast areas of lustrous silver. I said I like it because I know this and know I'd like it better in-hand. Yeah. It's market graded in a sense (I think it deserves the number), because the market reality is a well-dipped coin does_not_suck visually and the majority of them have been treated. It's nicer now than it was before, and has obviously been taken care of because it's only acquired the slightest of patina since. That's the reality. I did not mean to denigrate your coin, @kanga, because I'd be as happy to own it as you obviously are. It is what it is, and that's OK.
