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In March of last year I was looking for an upgrade to my 1954 cent.

This was not it.

For some reason I decided to spend $11.19 on a basement-slabbed coin that was laughably called an MS68 RD. I never thought it would be that, but I did think there was a chance it would be better than the one I had.

It was not.

(My previous one's in post #8978 and the eventual keeper in #9041.)



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If I'm not mistaken, this coin has a Greysheet of $45. I got it for $14.50 tonight.

 

Having Bohemian heritage, I’ve always paid attention to offerings looking for the right piece to come along. This one tripped my trigger and it will be on its way to me this week.

Bohemia Silver 3 Kreuzer (Groschen) Prague Mint KM-448 NGC MS-62

 

An exacting piece of 'in time' and history. Congrats on a stellar pickup and most notable heritage piece.

 

Aside from the penny I got last night, I also brought home all of these yesterday from a coin show I went to. Some were Bicentennial medals I got for $1 each (in boxes), 2 of which are silver and melt at just under $39 each.

 

I mentioned that I got a 1966 SMS MS67 to use for a grading set. And that it didn’t work out because the coin was too proof-like (alas!).

I tried again with this NGC-graded MS67 RD 1945-S.

I didn’t like it because of the various surface scuffs and overall dirty look. I could agree with MS66, but I have my doubts about it being MS67. I think maybe I should have held out for a CAC-approved coin for my grading reference.



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For reference, this is my original 1945-S. My whole set is raw, so I was hoping to get some guidance for the grades I assigned.