1923-s

Anyone want to guess how PCGS graded this one? Hint; I now like it a LOT!

 

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Probably just put WOW where the grade goes or SF for super fly!

 

MS 64 or 65? nice coin regardless, worth a nice premium in that grade

 

Ms 63 Br

 

Red book guide 2 lincoln cents says 23-s are usually weak to sometimes very weak. BTW How do tpgs determine color on wood grains?

 

MS 65+? Thats one beautiful coin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Who wants to pay me for the inside info? he he he

 

why dont you pay us for the inside info hehehe

 

MS-65, red?

(them, not me.)

 

Yea!! Right!!!! I have lots of those $30,000 coins.

 

LOL. MS-60. I don't think they go for that wood look too much. Don't ask me why...I happen to love it!

 

That's a joke guys.

really:
MS-63 BN.

 

I know this was a bad pic for determining color. It emphasizes the woodgrain and hides the base color of the coin. PCGS gave it a 63 RED/BROWN. I thought that it had been cleaned as did Skrabalak and Spanmkle although no one was sure whether or not it would grade. Anyway, I now have 1 of ~325 R/B 23-S's slabbed by PCGS and NGC combined and there are only 120 red ones. A quick check says that is the rarest R/B slabbed Lincoln cent of them all - rarer than the 26-S. BTW, the best part is I got it from an eBay dealer who also thought that it had been cleaned for $36. PCGS lists it at $1100. I think that is high, but the last one to sell on Heritage went for $430 and that was an NGC in 2005.

 

You want to know what the REAL crazy part of all this is?

We submitted these at LB just 2 weeks ago. Someone lit a fire under the PCGS grading teams feet I think. I have never had grades come back so quickly !!!!

Submission on 9/19, grades on 10/1, now thats a record !!

Congrats RLM !!!

 

So they were in a rush and they misgraded a $36 body bag MS-63 RB, you're saying. Just kidding!

To RLM: Congrats! And I wouldn't take that coin out of that holder now for anything less than MS-63 RB cash on the barrel head! :thumb:

 

That is one I don't really plan on removing from its holder at all. If Heritage has not sold one for 3+ years, I doubt that I will ever be able to find a replacement I can afford.

 

Great job RLM, I wasn't too far off from you pics. With MS 63 BR....

 

Very beautiful coin, and very nice strike! 1923-S is a key IMO (with the weakly struck dates, not mintage wise) when it comes to getting it with a real nice strike. And that's a nice coin, congrats rlm! :thumb:

Phoenix

 

TY all!

 

And we have another WINNER!

congrats.
That's one for the good guys.