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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 645777, member: 15309"]I can't put my finger on it, but something just looks off with that coin. Perhaps it was cleaned long ago, maybe it is just the photos, I don't know. It just doesn't look right. It wouldn't surprise me if it was net graded XF40 with AU Details. I think $75-$100 would be fair price, but I personally would never buy that coin. No way that coin is going to sell at $250.</p><p><br /></p><p>The problem is that all of the TPG's are very lenient with the 1921 Peace Dollar IMO. I have seen some absolute dogs in AU55 holders of both NGC and PCGS. Not to mention that it is extremely difficult to separate wear from weak strike from photographs with this issue. You really need the coin in hand to ensure there are no luster breaks.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been searching for a gem 1921 for my collection for over a year with not luck. Almost everyone I see has something that stops me from buying it. Here is one that I loved and had to pass because the price was too high.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1126&Lot_No=1577#photo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1126&Lot_No=1577#photo" rel="nofollow">http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1126&Lot_No=1577#photo</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 645777, member: 15309"]I can't put my finger on it, but something just looks off with that coin. Perhaps it was cleaned long ago, maybe it is just the photos, I don't know. It just doesn't look right. It wouldn't surprise me if it was net graded XF40 with AU Details. I think $75-$100 would be fair price, but I personally would never buy that coin. No way that coin is going to sell at $250. The problem is that all of the TPG's are very lenient with the 1921 Peace Dollar IMO. I have seen some absolute dogs in AU55 holders of both NGC and PCGS. Not to mention that it is extremely difficult to separate wear from weak strike from photographs with this issue. You really need the coin in hand to ensure there are no luster breaks. I have been searching for a gem 1921 for my collection for over a year with not luck. Almost everyone I see has something that stops me from buying it. Here is one that I loved and had to pass because the price was too high. [URL]http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1126&Lot_No=1577#photo[/URL][/QUOTE]
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