1944-S Walking Liberty half in old PCI green label MS63 holder

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  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    This is an attractive Walking Liberty half in an older PCI slab with the green border they used at the time to denote problem-free coins. They described it as 95% white with a weak strike. It has some nice subtle toning.

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  3. Heavymetal

    Heavymetal Well-Known Member

    97% white
     
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  4. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    This is about to be one of the prize options in my upcoming Giveaway #84.

    I will add a link once the contest has been launched.

    Edit:

    Enter the contest on this thread.

    Please be sure to read the instructions before you post. (Don't worry, they're easy.)

     
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  5. expat

    expat Remember you are unique, just like everyone else Supporter

    Might want to edit the title to MS 63 my Lord
     
  6. medoraman

    medoraman Supporter! Supporter

    I tell you what, that contest I just might enter. :) My mother was born in 1944.
     
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  7. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

    Lord M disagrees with the grade. :)

    Like Chris above, I'd like to enter on this one too........:)
     
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  8. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Thank you. Fixed.
     
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  9. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Mine too. I thought about adding this to my own collection. Had it been in PCGS or NGC plastic, I would have. I really want an MS66, though.

    This one came in a swap from @Paddy54.
     
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  10. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Enter the contest on this thread.

    Please be sure to read the instructions before you post. (Don't worry, they're easy.)
     
  11. Mr.Q

    Mr.Q Well-Known Member

    PCI is listed as a grader to stay away from. They primarily sale on eBay among other sites. Buyer beware! @lordmarcovan
     
  12. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    I didn’t buy it and I didn’t submit it.

    I’m giving it away. See links above.

    Nobody is gonna care about what kind of holder it’s in, since it will be free for them.

    And for the record, my best cherrypick came out of an old PCI green label slab. It was a 1904 $20 Liberty. PCI MS62, as I recall. I cracked it out and submitted it to PCGS, from whom it came back PCGS MS64.

    So yeah, despite PCI’s third-tier reputation, sometimes they undergraded them. I netted about $1K in profit from that crackout and resubmission when I flipped that double-eagle in the new PCGS plastic.

    Old PCI green-label coins can be an opportunity sometimes, IF you know what you’re doing.
     
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  13. okbustchaser

    okbustchaser I may be old but I still appreciate a pretty bust Supporter

    Well, I don't have a MS-66, but I've got a 65+.

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  14. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    That would do nicely. :)

    I’ll find one. Haven’t been looking very hard. The mint doesn’t matter to me, as long as it’s a ‘44.

    Alternately (and more expensively), I’ve thought about getting a 1938-D, since that’s my father’s birthyear. But I wouldn’t expect to be able to afford one of those in 66.
     
  15. meandyou4ever0

    meandyou4ever0 meandyou4ever0

    I want to enter the contest please. I would love to have this Walking Liberty. I have a 2019 1oz silver dollar, turns out it isn't real so having this beautiful coin would be awesome!
     
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  16. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member


    If a buyer knows what they are doing there are treasures to be found in these old green holders.
    However the slab is just an invitation to me to see what others have over looked.
    I have literally found thousands of dolars in variety coins in these slabs....and are also known to tone coins for those who like color on their coins.

    I always scope out holders as such...as a picker its a payday 9 times out of 10;)
     
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