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Message:: [QUOTE="geekpryde, post: 26687446, member: 36248"]I won a single coin in each of the last two GC auctions.       Both 5c. Not sure I love the 5-centavos, but I needed the type and I won it for my "marker" bid, which surprised me.    I will have to see this coin in-hand.   From the photos, this does NOT look MS65 to me, but I don't really care about that if the coin is otherwise pleasing in-hand. [ATTACH=full]1702916[/ATTACH] The 5-cent coin, well that was sort of a surprise as well.    I placed a very strong bid, but fully expected to be blown out at the last second like always.    I liked this coin quite alot, and usually that means other people like it even more than me.  I hope the coin looks more like GC and less like the TrueView, although I don't hate the TV.   If the obverse has the slight blue toning, and the reverse has this subtle purple toning, I will like it very much indeed. [ATTACH=full]1702917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1702918[/ATTACH] For me this was a very small upgrade in terms of numeric grade, but a very large upgrade in terms of how much I like the coin, and also how much it is worth. The coin that formerly held the spot in my Type set didn't last very long, I only won that coin four month ago.    It had some nice "oil slick" rim toning (look near In God We Trust), but overall it was a bit boring. Old coin: [ATTACH=full]1702919[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]