My gut said 65, my fingers typed 66.
I think the luster outdid the hits and it graded 66.
Nice coin. Lots of meat. Cleaned and recolored.
Thanks for the explanation. I'm not conversant in the various named '39s. I did know it wasn't a Booby Head. :)
Mint set coins exhibit the same phenomenon. I maintain my position that what you're seeing are areas of incomplete strike.
p.s. anyone seen the 'Toad lately? I miss the guy -- he was one of the more entertaining posters around here. "Howdy Coin Peeps". :)
Wow, I almost responded (again) to this thread before I noticed it was two years old. ;)
Pretty coin. It's common to find middle-to-late 50's proof dimes toned, not so much for a 62. Nice find....MIke
Huh? I don't follow.
It ain't the TPGs that convinced me of this, but rather studying coins in bags and rolls straight from the mint -- coins that never, repeat, never...
You guys are amazing!
"People will do anything to sell a coin" Correction -- Some people will do anything to sell a coin.
FWIW, I think that's a much better way of looking at things, Marshall. :) I do find it noteworthy that the two most experienced numismatists on...
G, Yes, I think it's mean, because I agree with Hamman.
When you factor in 10-25% buy and sell transaction costs, 5-ish% inflation, and taxes, they are terrible investments. And if you're planning on...
Thanks Mark. :)
OK. Win me over.... Please post your long term investment wins in coins. A brief discussion of inflation as well as transaction costs and how...
p.s. did you mean "buried"? :)
65? I'd love a better shot of the cheek.
None of them. A longshot is that you're keen enough to pick out undergraded (or ungraded) coins and have them upgraded -- because none of those...
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