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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 646517, member: 15199&quot;]<b>Coin revealed-&nbsp; 1921 peace $, ICG AU-58</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Here is the coin in holder.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/1921Peace.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b>The following photos will try to answer some of the questions. </p><p><br /></p><p>I made the mistake of taking photos through the holder&#039;s plastic ( this is one coin that I had no photo previous.) and not polishing away the light scratches on the plastic, I didn&#039;t notice them at first.&nbsp; I am not claiming there aren&#039;t some hairlines, there are. The lines over the jaw are&nbsp; on the slab.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/1921field.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a good shot of the field in front of the nose, and you can see some. Since they graded it as AU, I assume that is OK. I do not notice any indication of abrasive cleaning or thumbing on the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/1921motto.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is&nbsp; close up of the back motto area. The scratches that are lighter, some have pixelation, are on the holder, looks like a light starburst over the R, have to focus up and down. You can see from the tarnish, I didn&#039;t dip the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/1921date.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The doubling effect of the date is Machine, I find this often on the 1921-23 Peace $.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now as to tooling,I am not sure of the areas being noticed, but I assumed the below might be the common ones. I looked carefully over the coin at high power (30X) and noticed no metal movement. What I thought were the trouble areas, were mainly from emphasis of the device by tarnish somewhat outlining the device. See below.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/1921coronet.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/1921hairdetail.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/1921eagle.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have also another ICG58, and ANACS55, and PCGS55. This is the better looking and less wear than the others. It might not get the same grade in a PCGS, but it to me a reasonable coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The amount asked is HIGH for the grade. In hand with a loupe, I thought it might have a chance at MS ( this was a while back). Now that I look carefully with an excellent microscope, I would grade it 58 also.&nbsp; The only problem I see for an AU58 coin ( as it has luster, hope that shows in the first photo) is some tarnish. Especially around the devices, but there is also a &quot;greying&quot; of the fields that make them appear a little darker. But some know how to fix that if they want :whistle:</p><p><br /></p><p>I won&#039;t mention a price, other than to say that it would have to be close to the AU55 to have been considered as a BIN. I paid $200. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know if this helps many, It helps me as I have to really examine the coin and think what photos I should include on coins I wanted to sell. It points out to me what others see and how I should present the best photo for them to decide if there is a problem.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks to all!!:hail:</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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