Based on details alone I'd say XF40, but it's got a few distracting dings so I'd go with VF35.
There are 126 known varieties for this coin - and that does not count the siege coin versions :eek: I always knew there was a reason I stuck...
It was the Goldbergs.
Hey Sylvester - you awake yet ?? I can't find any examples with the same design - gonna need better books than the ones I have for this...
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There's something else to consider in the situation you describe. If he is the only dealer at the show selling the same items as everyone else -...
Yeah welllllllll - he got a bargain. Asking price was $10 million flat.
Boy Howdy cwt !! Now I know why I don't collect patterns as a general rule - or coins by die marriages. That takes too much thinkin :)
I dunno, the pic has been brightened - most are so that's not a big deal but it would explain the underlying color. I've seen quite a few original...
It was indeed - you can read about it - HERE
I doubt it had anything to do with the slab. It looks like original mint set toning to me. But I have seen a few examples like that come from...
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Yeah - but it's still sloppy. They didn't get the dang spot centered at 6 o'clock - makes the coin hang crooked on a necklace :rolleyes:
Odds are it's a label mistake on the slab - they happen often.
I'd go along with F15. But if it looks that color in hand, I gotta say I think it's been cleaned too. An IHC with that much wear should be a nice,...
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You can have it weighed at any jewelry store.
Yup - it's an Austrian ducat. And it does appear to be a 1911 - highest mintage of the series.
Could be wrong, but I'd guess it to be post strike damage. The letters of STATES are still visible in the area in question. If it was a strike...
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