I found this barely sticking out from under a jewelry box, in a glass display cabinet, in a consignment shop. It was listed for $35.00. It was the only coin in the shop. I bought the slab, not the coin. Mostly because I like the older slabs. I'm thinking it's a 1980's edition. The Rev. seems to have great luster and toning. The Obv. is ugly and has problems. The toning is very dark, dull and unusual looking compaired to the Rev. Plus, the corrosion! These carbon spots/verdigris hunt me, especially the spot on Washington's head! It looks like a stinkin hole!! I'm sure that process started or at least progressed in the slab over the years. I wonder if PCGS would take it back. I guess it's not worth getting fixed. So now I just sit back and watch it slowly turn to dust. For your viewing pleasure:
Keep it as a reminder to always store your 'slabs' properly. Too bad this one wasn't. Nice find though. I wish I could find stuff like this at all of the consignment/thrift stores the wife drags me to.
Damn Tom - forget the 65 which is totally wrong in todays TPG grading it would be a details coin, How does a coin look so good on the reverse then crap on the obverse and you get a straight grade?? I guess instead of having fun in our younger years with fast cars, and hanging out with girls your own age that liked them cars - we should have been sending in coins to PCGS!? I would be rich today but I wouldn't trade my fun in them 18-29 (cause I can't say 16) year old happenings for a boatload of "rattlers"!!
Dang, if that had been a Lincoln cent instead of Washington quarter that "hole" is about where Abe was shot. Steve
Wow. I've got a couple ancient bronzes that kinda look like that but they're old. Umm, uhh, Nice slab pick up!!!
I know. It was weird. I got lucky. This place is a clothing/costume jewelry place. I've been in there before a few times. I've looked at the same junk in that same display cabinet several times before over the past year. I think that slab was in there the whole time and I never noticed it. It's out in East Northport. Talking about proper storage, did you see this thread? https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coin-storage-help-please.283664/#post-2516156
Fitting. Why did you choose the 'General Discussion' to begin with? It belongs in 'chat'.......far away from other discussions devoted to diapers and flower beds and cars..........
Unlikely it looked like that 30 years ago or so when it was graded. Wonder if it was an attempted toning experiment gone wrong
I'm wondering if PCGS would take it back, break it out of this slab, conserve it, replace it in the same slab (or same generation slab), keep it the same grade and return it. That's wishful thinking!
I don't think so. I recently contacted them about a Texas commem (OGH) that doesn't appear in their database. I had heard from others (CU Forums) that they would just add the number, as many were purged years ago due to a glitch in the system. Not in my case. They wanted me to send it in for a re-holder. I expressed my thanks and passed on their offer.
