It looks like it was mechanically flattened. Hard to say if it was on purpose or by some type of machinery it went through. BTW, wear is not...
One hard part might be separating collection from stock. It might be difficult to let go of coins that you would want for yourself. For that...
Something not quite right here...
Your use of the word "cherrypicking" implies that you're trying to get something that he graded wrong or grabbing an error or variety he missed....
$10,000,000+ ??? Wow! I'd like to see a writeup that documents that, or your coin itself. Google can't find it.
Unfortunately, too many zeroes here http://cgi.ebay.com/1900-Indian-Cent-Struck-Gold-2-Planchet-PCGS-MS-65-/270717505267
...would you give up your entire collection for? This doesn't have to be a dollar-for-dollar exchange - just give up everything you have - sets,...
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