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<p>[QUOTE="Skyman, post: 8415535, member: 28299"]I haven't been tracking values as of late, so I won't guess a price, but I do agree with your comment that this is not a monster, but it IS attractive. </p><p><br /></p><p>One of the issues that is always difficult to determine via images is the INTENSITY of the colors. I'd say the blue on the NE and particularly the SE quadrants of the obverse looks pleasant, but not spectacular. The band of colors that stretch from roughly 7 - 11 o'clock look rather nice. The reverse crescent is a nice throw-in, but that is all it is, a throw-in. </p><p><br /></p><p>The rather obvious nicks on the chin and the one in front of it are a concern for the technical grade, as is to a lower degree the ding on the forehead. Given that the money portion of the toning (e.g. the 7- 11 o'clock mentioned above) covers this area, each person would have to decide how distracting the dings are for him/her.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Skyman, post: 8415535, member: 28299"]I haven't been tracking values as of late, so I won't guess a price, but I do agree with your comment that this is not a monster, but it IS attractive. One of the issues that is always difficult to determine via images is the INTENSITY of the colors. I'd say the blue on the NE and particularly the SE quadrants of the obverse looks pleasant, but not spectacular. The band of colors that stretch from roughly 7 - 11 o'clock look rather nice. The reverse crescent is a nice throw-in, but that is all it is, a throw-in. The rather obvious nicks on the chin and the one in front of it are a concern for the technical grade, as is to a lower degree the ding on the forehead. Given that the money portion of the toning (e.g. the 7- 11 o'clock mentioned above) covers this area, each person would have to decide how distracting the dings are for him/her.[/QUOTE]
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