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<p>[QUOTE="Beefer518, post: 4550873, member: 87737"]First, let me wish your wife a speedy recovery and best to both of you.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back to this coin, and the underlying discussion...</p><p><br /></p><p>For those of you who remember me, as I've been away for a couple of years, I'm a 99.9% Early Silver Commem guy. It's what I like. In my hunting and buying I have the belief that NGC is a stricter grading company when it comes to that series, and as such, I prefer coins in NGC slabs. I own quite a few in PCGS slabs, but have always felt people buy PCGS slabs for the PCGS slab, and not the coin. And there is a premium attached to having the green or blue paper in that slab, over a white paper, which I can't personally justify paying. this coin is the epitome of that theory, IMO. </p><p><br /></p><p>I was looking for either an Antietam, Spanish Trail, Hudson, or Missouri in 63 to 66 (depending on which) by NGC. There were a few I liked, but either price was too high, or just didn't scream to me the magical words I long to hear. Looking at PCGS, the prices were even higher, that I felt were no better then the NGC's, or in many cases, worse. For the Antietam, I was looking in the 65/66's, as the price is similar. So for fun, I started looking at grades up from my targets, and I came across this one. Yes, I saw the cheek marks, no the color wasn't popping like the PCGS photos, and I felt it was overgraded by 1 to 2, but I knew the seller had been sitting on it for a relatively long time, and put out an offer based on the coin, NOT the holder. </p><p><br /></p><p>When the coin arrived, I immediately looked at the cheek. At first i didn't see the dings, so I put on my reading glasses. With better eyes, I still couldn't/can't see it unless it's held at a specific angle, and only then is there a slight anomaly. With a loup, there is no question it's there, but my eye gets drawn to all the colors that are then popping. Yes, luster is full and wonderful, yes the reverse is as beautiful (IMO)as the images, and yes, I still feel it's overgraded, but hey, it's overgraded in my favor. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And here we are. I got myself a key 1937 Antietam graded MS67 by PCGS, and I couldn't be happier. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for reading, and thanks for playing along![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Beefer518, post: 4550873, member: 87737"]First, let me wish your wife a speedy recovery and best to both of you. Back to this coin, and the underlying discussion... For those of you who remember me, as I've been away for a couple of years, I'm a 99.9% Early Silver Commem guy. It's what I like. In my hunting and buying I have the belief that NGC is a stricter grading company when it comes to that series, and as such, I prefer coins in NGC slabs. I own quite a few in PCGS slabs, but have always felt people buy PCGS slabs for the PCGS slab, and not the coin. And there is a premium attached to having the green or blue paper in that slab, over a white paper, which I can't personally justify paying. this coin is the epitome of that theory, IMO. I was looking for either an Antietam, Spanish Trail, Hudson, or Missouri in 63 to 66 (depending on which) by NGC. There were a few I liked, but either price was too high, or just didn't scream to me the magical words I long to hear. Looking at PCGS, the prices were even higher, that I felt were no better then the NGC's, or in many cases, worse. For the Antietam, I was looking in the 65/66's, as the price is similar. So for fun, I started looking at grades up from my targets, and I came across this one. Yes, I saw the cheek marks, no the color wasn't popping like the PCGS photos, and I felt it was overgraded by 1 to 2, but I knew the seller had been sitting on it for a relatively long time, and put out an offer based on the coin, NOT the holder. When the coin arrived, I immediately looked at the cheek. At first i didn't see the dings, so I put on my reading glasses. With better eyes, I still couldn't/can't see it unless it's held at a specific angle, and only then is there a slight anomaly. With a loup, there is no question it's there, but my eye gets drawn to all the colors that are then popping. Yes, luster is full and wonderful, yes the reverse is as beautiful (IMO)as the images, and yes, I still feel it's overgraded, but hey, it's overgraded in my favor. :happy: And here we are. I got myself a key 1937 Antietam graded MS67 by PCGS, and I couldn't be happier. :) Thanks for reading, and thanks for playing along![/QUOTE]
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