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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 628356, member: 2972&quot;]OK, PCGS graded the coin MS 64.</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought this was a fairly easy coin to grade -- if you have experience with how PCGS/NGC grade these coins.&nbsp; There was a very insightful quote by Clembo, which bears repeating:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Clembo is dead on correct, IMO.&nbsp; Getting a 65 out of the TPGs on FECs is a very difficult proposition -- last I heard there was 165 of them in 65 and only 15 in 66, compared with over 1400 in 63 and 64.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the value....&nbsp; The PCGS price guide for this coin is $1600.&nbsp;&nbsp; The last 5 MS 64s sold at Heritage went for: $1380, $1092, $983, $1150, and $1067.&nbsp; Numismedia retail is $1280, and Coin Values lists the coin at $1650.&nbsp; I would have been willing to pay roughly $1300 for this coin based on the above, so I was pleasantly surprised when it was offered to me for $1150.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is an upgrade to a PCGS MS 63 example that I purchased on TeleTrade a few years ago:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/miker/image/72194241/medium.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://www.pbase.com/miker/image/72194246/medium.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>While I liked the coin when I purchased it, and the CAC even gave it a sticker, I always wanted one with a better strike and more eye appeal.&nbsp;&nbsp; I think I hit the mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, thanks for all the guesses and comments.&nbsp; I hope you all enjoyed the thread...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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