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Why do you assume PCGS has no guarantee? Their guarantee is very similar to the NGC guarantee. You state that the PCGS company owners market only...
PCGS can be all over the place with RB and BN designations. In this case however they got it right. BN is for coins with 5% or less original mint Red.
I was floored that you picked AU55 when everyone else was going MS63-66. Great guessing. If I were to have guessed I'd have been in the MS crowd....
MS63
Agreed, 65 cam, but with the haziness a 64 might even be possible.
Mike Locke, who's an expert on the subject, may have some info on his web site. http://users.scronline.com/lockem/
64BN
It could also be reflections from the lighting.
I'll say 65BN. I also love your 1916........they don't come much prettier than that.
I am with the 65RB crowd. The obverse might be as nice as any 66 I've seen.
63BN
I must be missing something. What makes it the "cherry pick of a lifetime"? It is a nice silver Kennedy half, but all 1964 Kennedy's were.
65RB
They are fairly easy to distinguish apart. SMS coins have more of a mirror like finish. Not quite as strong as proofs, but quite different from...
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