30.
You must send a sealed 500 coin box to the grader in order to get the phantom designation. It can be a private party, distributer, dealer, or...
Mint>authorized distributer>grading service>back to distributer> dealer or consumer or E-Bay or TV sales...many stops along the retail highway.
On E-Bay they ask around $65 for MS70 slabs, a small bit more than for the regular issues...The subject coin has a mintage of around a quarter...
So sorry for my lack of tolerance with Silver Eagles in recent months.
The Mint does not designate any particular finish other than Unc. for a "W" mint coin. These terms are invented by collectors.
Just more "carnival" hype from both the Mint and their TPGs buddies...Momboff!..."A fool and his money are soon parted"
"Burnished" is a slang term for a satin type of finish...all "Ws" have the satin or "Burnished" finish, but many regular strikes also have a satin...
That coin was done as a 50c, $1, and $5 comm. in 1993, marking the 50th aniv. of WW2.
Average circulated.
Very Nice.
64
I'll no doubt stop collecting silver eagles this year...enough of the weird and expensive carnival of coins for me.
Slowly returning to normal prices, whatever normal is?
An optimistic AU58.
To be honest, I can't see any sharp details in the subject coin because of blurry photo. Therefore I see the coin in default as you suggested. I...
I was so interested in this post that I spent a couple hours comparing reverses of my early Franklins. My eagle eye tells me that the subject...
This coin is struck from a newer and more polished die pair. A few tiny hairlines and blems is all it takes to lower the grade, but I prefer it...
This one is nicer looking than the 65 model!
35, but may go 40...nice coin.
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