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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 5369528, member: 105571&quot;]Well, I would not want that one for my IHC collection.&nbsp; The coin looks like it has damage-the most obvious are the obverse dentils below the date and around to K4 and there are other areas on the obverse and reverse that seem to show damage.&nbsp; Plus, the color appears off and I can see no luster from the photos.&nbsp; The second question should be:&nbsp; Why is a semi-key IHC in claimed higher condition not in a slab?&nbsp; If I was in the market for a raw details 1869 coin and was willing to take a gamble on inauthenticity, then I wouldn&#039;t pay more than $100 for this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>FWIW, there are quite a few nice 1869s out there and I see them fairly often but then I&#039;m not looking at raw coins in eBay.&nbsp; Here&#039;s the one I bought at last January&#039;s FUN show.&nbsp; It is obviously over-graded but I bought it for $690 because it is problem-free, has good luster and the AU wear is not objectionable.&nbsp; Pretty much a classic &quot;AU-63&quot; but that is often where some very nice coins reside these days.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know what your collecting criteria are but it feels as though you are putting price ahead of quality despite stating that you were after a &quot;decent looking&quot; coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1228817[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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