Nice 08-S illini420. MS with great color are tough to find.
Great report. I have seen many of these folks at shows but didn't know who they were. Wish I could have been there. Chicago is a great town.
I agree. Many dealers will do this because it's not worth upsetting someone.
Very nice. It's a fun set to collect and there are some great books out there that cost very little.
This one is a bit different. Off center die clash reverse. [IMG][IMG]
I'll bet the coin has several different looks at different angles to the light. I can't decide if I like it or not from the one set of images.
It's normal.
It's a scan. Low EF cleaned.
Really nice coin. I'm thinking that breaks in the luster on both the obverse and the reverse gave it the 61. It got a bump because it has the...
The reverse looks like it has a die clash at the lower right of III. That's really cool. Not sure I have seen that before on a contemporary...
From his feedback, that looks like the first coin he ever sold.
Have fun with the hobby is first in my list.
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That's really cool. How did this happen? Test coin?
Is it really a positive thing that Alan Hager graded the coin?
Could this person actually own one of these and using others images?
Years ago the image was all over the forums. I saved the image in Nov. of 2004. The coin has a lot of history behind it but I can't remember what...
To get top dollar, it needs to be in a PCGS or NGC holder. Many folks will not bid on one of these if it's raw. Great coin to own.
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