The way the surfaces have toned make it very unattractive to me. While I don't have the resources to spend $30K on a coin, if I did, I would not spend it on this one.
Is that dip residue? If so, I would ask PCGS to give it a little bath and reslab it. On another note, it is a very neat coin of a rare variety.
<<Dude!>> <<Dude too! Lol>> It's one of my favorites... here's another fave - I love the clash marks - both obverse & reverse. 'dude
I think I finally convinced the owner just yesterday to send it to pcgs for restoration when I go to the Baltimore show in a couple weeks. I think if those streaks acetone off it could upgrade to a 64, which would be worth thousands more.
This is my first green bean ever. I was after the coin alone, regardless of the grade or slab, and it's the highest grade coin in my Peace Dollar set. It's a common date, but the strike is simply incredible. The stars aligned. I got it at an awesome price.
I hope the owner listens to you. If it is dip residue, I could see it damaging the surface of the coin in time if not properly conserved. I would hate to see such a rare coin damaged over time.
Nice PF 3-cent'er! I've been looking for the "right" one for a while now. I seem to find obverses that I like with weakly struck reverses, or nice reverses with obverses I can't accept! Well done on your newest addition!
Thanks! I must have looked at 75 of them before I found this one, at a price I felt like I could pay.
Those are tough acts to follow - here is my latest purchase, and the only CAC coin still wearing its bean (my avatar had one in its NGC house but lost it when it moved to PCGS). I paid a bit over list, but what a wonderful example of the type and grade.
Wait, did you just sneak a Stella in between two other ridiculously fantastic coins? What, no coiled hair? LOL!