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<p>[QUOTE="MIGuy, post: 6781692, member: 116145"]Lol, I appreciate the input, but I'm going with the guys who gave me an actual guarantee of authenticity on this one. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I know a lot of people disdain ICG and ANACS and love the PCGS / NGC slabs only, but I've found that provides more opportunities for great coins in ICG and ANACS slabs for folks like me - I try to follow the rule of buying the coin, not the slab - in fact both of those coins were purchased raw and sent by me to ICG. Also! Just thought you might like to know, a TPG grader told me it was easy to tell a 1916 as opposed to a 17 for someone who knows about this stuff, relating to the drape and / arm under her right arm and the "W" shape. Having looked extremely closely at both 1916 and 1917 type 1s, I agree. I'm always keeping my eyes open for another one, though I'll probably never see it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MIGuy, post: 6781692, member: 116145"]Lol, I appreciate the input, but I'm going with the guys who gave me an actual guarantee of authenticity on this one. ;) I know a lot of people disdain ICG and ANACS and love the PCGS / NGC slabs only, but I've found that provides more opportunities for great coins in ICG and ANACS slabs for folks like me - I try to follow the rule of buying the coin, not the slab - in fact both of those coins were purchased raw and sent by me to ICG. Also! Just thought you might like to know, a TPG grader told me it was easy to tell a 1916 as opposed to a 17 for someone who knows about this stuff, relating to the drape and / arm under her right arm and the "W" shape. Having looked extremely closely at both 1916 and 1917 type 1s, I agree. I'm always keeping my eyes open for another one, though I'll probably never see it.[/QUOTE]
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