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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 3164247, member: 36230"]A wise approach in asking for advice, sir; kudos!</p><p><br /></p><p>Now <i>please</i> don't take this wrong, but I'm going to be straight with you and hope for the best: the coin is a dog in pretty much every way possible. It's noisy as all hell, is likely to look even worse in-hand, and there's nothing about the toning even remotely premium-worthy as-is. The reverse kills it and the coin would need to be dipped if there's any chance of saving it (look closely and you'll see cancer is already growing). Grade-wise I respectfully think the others are being overly optimistic, especially since there simply isn't sufficient information to make a solid call as to particularly the surface conditions on the reverse. I wouldn't have sold this as a generic "BU" as-is, and possibly not even as a gen unc. If looking for something to potentially profit on, either now or down the road, this isn't a good candidate unless it could be had for near scrap (and even then).</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I haven't checked to see if there's any possibility of it being a desirable VAM, but at this point I doubt it really matters.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please do take the time to dig through the "research coins" section of the link I posted earlier, especially if toners truly appeal to you. There's a <i>lot</i> of truly excellent info there and is well worth the time and effort.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 3164247, member: 36230"]A wise approach in asking for advice, sir; kudos! Now [I]please[/I] don't take this wrong, but I'm going to be straight with you and hope for the best: the coin is a dog in pretty much every way possible. It's noisy as all hell, is likely to look even worse in-hand, and there's nothing about the toning even remotely premium-worthy as-is. The reverse kills it and the coin would need to be dipped if there's any chance of saving it (look closely and you'll see cancer is already growing). Grade-wise I respectfully think the others are being overly optimistic, especially since there simply isn't sufficient information to make a solid call as to particularly the surface conditions on the reverse. I wouldn't have sold this as a generic "BU" as-is, and possibly not even as a gen unc. If looking for something to potentially profit on, either now or down the road, this isn't a good candidate unless it could be had for near scrap (and even then). That said, I haven't checked to see if there's any possibility of it being a desirable VAM, but at this point I doubt it really matters. Please do take the time to dig through the "research coins" section of the link I posted earlier, especially if toners truly appeal to you. There's a [I]lot[/I] of truly excellent info there and is well worth the time and effort.[/QUOTE]
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