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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 299918, member: 2972&quot;]OK, I threw you guys kind of a curveball here.&nbsp; As I neglected to tell you that the coin was in an old NGC &quot;fattie&quot; holder (which predates the &quot;*&quot; IIRC).&nbsp; Not that it would have mattered -- as it would have likely just made you all grade it lower....</p><p><br /></p><p>It was graded MS 64 by NGC. </p><p><br /></p><p>My completely subjective thoughts on the coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>In-hand it is simply stunning.&nbsp; I almost couldn&#039;t believe my eyes when I received it.&nbsp; The toning is actually a touch darker than the photos suggest, the center a touch whiter, and the coin a bit more colorful.&nbsp; The photos also make it appear to have more friction/high-point wear than is actually there, and the coin cartwheels like an uncirculated coin should with no luster disturbances.</p><p><br /></p><p>In looking at the photo, I was concerned the hit on Liberty&#039;s lip would show, but in-hand it doesn&#039;t bother me at all.&nbsp; Clearly an old hit which has nice toning over it and it doesn&#039;t jump out at you when you look at the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of you have inquired how much I paid for the coin, which I&#039;m more than happy to provide via PM, but just don&#039;t think it is in good form to post this type of information publically.&nbsp; In addition, you might call me nuts or worse after you see the price, but let&#039;s just say it went for 66 money.&nbsp; As an aside, paying two grades up (or roughly 10x) premium for toning is against one of my personal &quot;rules&quot; of acquisition, however as soon as I saw the coin there was no doubt that the coin is worth it to me.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think I&#039;ve ever decided so quickly that I had to have a coin -- it is just that special.</p><p><br /></p><p>So thanks to everyone who responded to this thread, for all the comments and guesses, and I hope you enjoyed this thread...Mike</p><p><br /></p><p>p.s. If anyone is interested in seeing this coin, or any of my coins in-person, I&#039;ll be at FUN and would love to get together and have a show and tell session with fellow collectors.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know about you, but I find it FAR more interesting to look at other collector&#039;s coins than wading through the 99% crap at most dealer&#039;s tables.</p><p><br /></p><p>[edited to add: I returned the coin after being informed of the likelihood the coin was/is AT][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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