Got this coin from mark feld last year for $1200. Good deal. I had someone mention the hairlines on it, who hadn't seen it before, probably caused by either circulation or a light wipe. Doesn't bother me, because obviously NGC deemed it acceptable and so did CAC. I actually showed it to several people in real life who didn't even notice itwhen I mentioned it. It's by far my favorite coin, I enjoy it very much, especially the semi PL surfaces, and I should get it pedigreed mark feld! By the way, as i've heard, and experienced first hand, mark feld is a top notch guy. Honest, caring, he initially didn't want to sell me the coin and actually turned down the sale because he saw how obessed I became over coins that I owned and would rather have me upset at him for not selling it to me than to me be upset over the coin. Eventually, well, I guess he changed his mind because he wanted to give me a chance, and a coin to enjoy, and sold it to me. i traded him my 1904 MS62 PCGS double eagle for it, as well as around $150. Mark even went beyond, after selling the double eagle he told me he made some profit off it, so he REFUNDED me like $50. That's what makes mark feld so great, he really cares. And he does this for everyone. I had the pleasure to meet him , and GDMJSP the admin here (Sorry, sp?) at the phoenix convention huge show back in '08 here in phoenix since I took a class there, conservation, authetication, and grading, 3 consectuve 8 hour days of coin goodness. At the end we got to look at graded NGC coins and PCGS coins as well as many, many gold counterfeits including the omega $3 princess and double eagle. Brian Silliman is a great teacher and answered all my questions , I haven't been able to contact him lately though. He seems very busy. Well, hope you like the pics! Item description: Well struck, with enticing semi-prooflike surfaces which do not show up in the images. Rich in color, lustrous and quite appealing looking.
From one avid type coin man to another... That's one heck of a coin ya got there ! Definitely not the "same ol' same ol". Off the beaten path. The 1904 $20 you traded in, on the other hand... there's 100,000s of those. Congrats ! I am quite certain no photo can do it justice. Enjoy !
Really nice coin. I don't think the hairlines would bother anybody much compared to how nice the coin is. Best Regards, George =================== VDB Coins
Beautiful . You definately got the better end of the deal . Nice to hear Mark Feld is such a good person , we need more people like him in the business . rzage
It took a lot of courage to come into this thread, for fear I wouldn't be able to leave once my eyes feel upon such a classic. What a coin! hya: Getting to see one of these always makes me want to get one but I'm addicted to my coppers so I will just have to be satisfied with getting to see them in other's collections. Thanks for sharing! :thumb: Ribbit
Thanks guys! Nice to see you GDJMSP, heard these boards were taking off from the NGC forums, decided to start posting again. Rzage and 900 fine, haven't seen you in awhile.
