Sigma and Tamron are a couple of brands other than Canon. I'm not sure if they are that much cheaper though. You might find some slightly used...
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Fingerprints very rarely increase the value of a coin, unless it's from George Washington, Abe or someone similar.
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....
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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/
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