this elgin early commem currently resides in an ngc ms67* star holder the only ms67* star and is very nice for the grade usually elgins come so frosty that it subdues the lustre and the coins also are either blast white dipped or just plain ugly grey deep golden/brown colors and most are just plain fugly looking...... even most all of the ms67 coins not so with this coin on the obverse............................. the frost is good but it doesnot subdue the lustre and with the centers having a medium original lightly golden white skin makes this coin really eye appealling and then add the neat colors usually not seen on an elgin the blue/green/red iridescent colors on the rims, moreso into the edge design 9 pm to 3 am and with an above average strike makes the obverse maybe not a monster but close! hard to see these iridescant colors on the obverse rims as the obverse scan looks dark on the rims but i guarantee you it is not when viewing the coin sight seen the photo BARELY DOES JUSTICE TO THE COIN! this coin needs to be sight seen! on the reverse........................ the coin has a thicker original skin than the obverse with a slightly subdued but very good lustre! mostly golden/white center and reddish/orange rims into the outer design from 2pm to 11 pm with the reverse being an average strike as such most all are elgins just do not come looking this nice and if you ever seen any coins like ms67 66 65 coins at shows they are just lacklustre and basically white to grey nothing to get excited about coins in ms68 it is a really rare coin and i can see why as usually the coins may have high tecnnical merits but are just not ms68 material as the eye appeal and the lustre are not there basically nothing to get excited about lacklustre coins coins that just do not walk and talk to you! but this is how most all come.....fugly!! i think pcgs has graded 3 elgins ms68 and 4 ngc coins ms68 with two ms68 elgins star coins as they must be if in a ms68 holder there must be something really special about them also in years past there are many really ugly elgins graded ms67 that are just plain not nice coins technically or eye appeal wise let alone with any great toning this coin is an uncommon exception and maybe not a monster toned $12k coin in ms68 or a monster toned ms67 coin say for $7k..........but overall close i can see why ngc gave this coin a star designation and again this coin the photo is not great and this coins looks much better in person and if you know and understand how elgins come and how they usually look this coin will knock you out a technical nice ms67 with GREAT toning and EYE APPEAL for an elgin sincerely michael how do i lpost an imageon here not easy like pcgs/ngc boards??
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