GTG 1918 Illinois Centennial

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  1. Charles Ruge

    Charles Ruge Supporter! Supporter

    My last purchase of 2020:

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  3. ddoomm1

    ddoomm1 keep on running

    Very nice! MS-66
     
  4. furham

    furham Good Ole Boy

    Out on a limb. MS66.
     
  5. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    I don't know anything about this coin but I love the reverse. Very impressive . I give it a MS65 :)
     
  6. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

  7. longshot

    longshot Enthusiast Supporter

    +1
     
  8. LRC-Tom

    LRC-Tom Been around the block...

    From those pictures, I don't see anything holding it back from a 66, and possibly even better.
     
  9. Beefer518

    Beefer518 Well-Known Member

    Reverse is a 66, but there are hits on Abe's nose that I find distracting enough along with the hits on the date, and the marks in the field that I think will hold it to:

    MS65
     
  10. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    I'll be conservative at MS 65
    (although I can see the case for MS 66)
     
  11. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

  12. Anthony Mazza

    Anthony Mazza Well-Known Member

  13. beaver96

    beaver96 Well-Known Member

    I'll play, first thought MS66, second look, still a 66.
     
  14. eddiespin

    eddiespin Fast Eddie

  15. ZoidMeister

    ZoidMeister Hamlet Squire of Tomfoolery . . . . .

    MS65

    The reverse looks 68.
     
  16. montynj3417

    montynj3417 Active Member

    To me, both sides of this design are very well-executed. No attempt to make the bust more "photogenic". Heckuva coin!
     
  17. montynj3417

    montynj3417 Active Member

    I'm not a qualified evaluator, but i have seen some dreadfully hacked-up coins with MS numbers. This one is super clean to my untrained eye.
     
  18. chascat

    chascat Well-Known Member

  19. Publius2

    Publius2 Well-Known Member

    The reverse is extremely nice, I'd call it 67. The obverse is a 65 I think. I think the multiple hits on the date are the primary holdback from a 66.

    So, I think it's a 65. Quite nice photographs BTW. How did you get that little gray edge shadow effect?
     
  20. Charles Ruge

    Charles Ruge Supporter! Supporter

    That is a PCGS true view photo.
     
  21. Mountain Man

    Mountain Man Supporter! Supporter

    MS65 and here is my last purchase, but the year ain't over yet. LOL
     
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