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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 311701, member: 2972&quot;]Thanks for all the guesses and comments on this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my subjective thoughts on the coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>I grade the coin MS 63.5 PL.&nbsp; I think it is a liner 63 or 64.&nbsp; If forced I&#039;d probably grade it a 63 PL.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is very prooflike and has cameoed devices as shown in the second set of photos.&nbsp;&nbsp; It does have several copper spots on both sides and a few planchet voids, visible in the photos.&nbsp; There are also a few hairlines in the fields shown best in the 1000 pixel shots, but they are practically impossible to see (with my eyes) without a loupe.&nbsp; It is very flashy and attractive in-hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the rest of the story on this coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought this coin on eBay very early in my reintroduction to coin collecting a few years ago (as Mark alluded to in his post above).&nbsp; The auction had very poor photos (small and out-of-focus), and the seller obviously didn&#039;t know anything about coins.&nbsp; I wrote them and asked for larger photos, which they provided but they were still pretty poor, and I bid $350 thinking the coin would be AU at worst and won the coin.&nbsp; When the coin arrived I was amazed and at first thought it might be a proof, so I decided to have the coin graded by NGC.&nbsp; Not having a coin graded before, I went to my local dealer (whose been in business for at least 25 years) and asked him to submit it for me.&nbsp; He agreed and I left the coin with him....</p><p><br /></p><p>A few months go by and I call and inquire about the coin.&nbsp; It ends up that the dealer says he searched everywhere and believes he has lost the coin.&nbsp; Needless to say, I was very disappointed and concerned the dealer may be playing games with me.&nbsp; After some back and forth, and to his credit, the dealer offers to replace the coin with a PCGS 64 coin, which I eventually get at FUN in 2006.&nbsp; The coin is very nice and I am happy with the replacement.&nbsp; A few months later the dealer calls me and informs me that he found the coin (along with some other coins he was going to submit), which had fallen into a stamp album.&nbsp; He asks me if I&#039;ll give him back the coin he gave me in trade, if he gives me back the coin he lost/found.&nbsp; I agree, we trade coins back, and the coin in this thread is the coin in question.</p><p><br /></p><p>Needless to say it still hasn&#039;t quite made it to a TPG, but it might someday.</p><p><br /></p><p>As an aside, posting the situation on the PCGS forums and asking for advice is how I met Mark, who provided sound advice through the entire situation.&nbsp; He gained my trust through that interaction, and since I&#039;ve had the opportunity to work with him extensively in puttnig together a type set (my avatar here is one of Mark&#039;s coins).</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, thanks for all the questions and comments.&nbsp; I appreciate it...Mike</p><p><br /></p><p>p.s. I use an obverse shot of this gold dollar as my avatar on several other forums to remind me of the many numismatic lessons I learned with this coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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