To me, even though there are some great graders here on CT, the one who is most in line with PCGS and NGC, (as in, nailing down the TPG grade), is...
63. Luster is present, but dulled by the light surface "issues."
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AU is whack-a-doodle.
Could not resist buying this on the secondary market. I'm not one for pedigrees, but I find the coin itself, especially the die state incredible!...
I think we're seeing tiny rim cuds, not hits.
64. Mark free but in Gem 65 and higher the luster should be out of this world. This is a relatively flat luster, brown coin.
That's a two way street. Can you imagine the number of folks that come in with Sacagawea Dollars thinking they're real gold? Or the innumerable...
VF25. Nice color, better than average planchet.
Let's do another one!
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I know Coin Cube Trading is in the works, but my understanding is that it's more for dealer to dealer selling and trading.
Dang that's the one we all thought was a VF30/35?!?! Congrats!
Also reaffirms your past hesitation in leaning on their opinion.
6 out of 20. Dang that stinks. I always ask CAC to comment on why coins don't pass. Most of the time they write me a 1 or 2 word note, but...
I contacted David Poliquin (indiancentvarieties.com) and he told me I had a slightly earlier die state of Variety 18.2. Here is the mapping he has...
You can buy cheaper contacting him directly or buying from his website. Just a friendly FYI.
If those 3 met in the center of the coin, that would be incredible!
Here are the cracks I see: [ATTACH]
Not sure I can see it across the entire coin, but they intersect and can be seen on either side of the rims north to south. I've never seen one...
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