1921 Pilgrim Tercentenary Half Dollar

Eric the Red · Mar 27, 2021

Beefer518 said: ↑

Looks legit to me, but...

First set of images looked polished (which is bad enough) to me, but the newer images look horrendous. I personally would return the coin with those surfaces. That graininess is not natural, normal, or how it left the mint IMO. My guess is it was heavily toned, and some previous owner dipped the living daylights out of it to remove said toning. What also bugs me is the way its trying to appear to have luster, but there isn't any, and the pattern isn't consistent with the typical luster seen on this coin.

OP, if you like the coin, and decide to keep it, I would have it graded. I think it'll come back as a details coin from any of the 4 majors. Send it to ICG on the CT special or ANACS if your not a member of NGC/PCGS.

The prices you're showing in your cart are way out of line in my opinion. the Stone Mountain can be had all day long certified 64 - 65 for less then that price. Stone Mountains are one of the easiest and most affordable of the series to get, and based on the Pilgrim you got from them, I wouldn't complete that cart.

As for the 2 Pilgrims in the cart, I feel for raw coins they are considerably over-priced as well. I have many Pilgrims, and the 2 that are slabbed (1921 NGC65, 1920 PCGS65+CAC) cost me less (including shipping, etc) then what you're paying for those 2 before and added fees.

If I'm not mistaken, APMEX uses a representative coin image for their website, so it's a crapshoot as to what you'll actually get when it comes to their raw coins. I don't buy from them, so I may be mistaken on that, but I think I read that here at some point.

Great Collections is another great place!

Here are my Pilgrims, and my Stone;

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Very nice set. Thanks for the advice.

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Eric the Red · Mar 27, 2021

johnmilton said: ↑

Heritage is a good place to go for coins that are really tough to find. If you are buying "widgets" I'd give some other places a try because it might be cheaper. Have a look a David Lawrence, U.S. Coins in Houston or Northeast Numismatics.
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Thanks so much John. This is why I joined CT in the first place. I am still learning as I go along. I admire your intellect and your expertise in the coin world and also the CT community. I realize I have a lot to learn. Thank you and everyone for steering me in the right direction.

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