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<p>[QUOTE="giorgio11, post: 1728908, member: 17094"]<b>1870 With LCW Half Dollar AU55??? PCGS</b></p><p><br /></p><p>So, the half dollars are my favorite series, don't know why. Our U.S. Kennedy half Registry Set is one of the top sets, but I guess I like the Canadian half dollars just because they are so darn <i>challenging! </i>Superlow mintages, tough to find with nice surfaces, lots of cool varieties, probably a series I will not complete in my lifetime. </p><p><br /></p><p>This 1870 LCW half dollar is a case in point. I can't count the number of gray, lifeless examples I have seen over the years, both slabbed and raw, and none of them were for me. EYE APPEAL is my number one criterion for buying any coin, unless it is an "all or nothing" deal. Life is too short to own ugly coins. I know I have probably posted this piece before somewhere, but it is so nice I can't get enough of looking at it, and I hope you feel the same. I buy coins, not slabs. When I saw this on eBay I couldn't believe it! I think it is WAY undergraded. This baby has <i>full mint luster,</i> not to mention the gorgeous surfaces and ORIGINAL color! The coin actually looks like the TrueView photo. I couldn't believe it when I won it. This is DEFINITELY a coin I need to crack out and resubmit. Opinions? Comments? Thank you.</p><p><br /></p><p>Enjoy!</p><p><br /></p><p>Best Regards, :hail:</p><p><br /></p><p>George</p><p style="text-align: center"><b>1870 With LCW Half Dollar AU55??? PCGS</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH]269632.vB[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="giorgio11, post: 1728908, member: 17094"][b]1870 With LCW Half Dollar AU55??? PCGS[/b] So, the half dollars are my favorite series, don't know why. Our U.S. Kennedy half Registry Set is one of the top sets, but I guess I like the Canadian half dollars just because they are so darn [I]challenging! [/I]Superlow mintages, tough to find with nice surfaces, lots of cool varieties, probably a series I will not complete in my lifetime. This 1870 LCW half dollar is a case in point. I can't count the number of gray, lifeless examples I have seen over the years, both slabbed and raw, and none of them were for me. EYE APPEAL is my number one criterion for buying any coin, unless it is an "all or nothing" deal. Life is too short to own ugly coins. I know I have probably posted this piece before somewhere, but it is so nice I can't get enough of looking at it, and I hope you feel the same. I buy coins, not slabs. When I saw this on eBay I couldn't believe it! I think it is WAY undergraded. This baby has [I]full mint luster,[/I] not to mention the gorgeous surfaces and ORIGINAL color! The coin actually looks like the TrueView photo. I couldn't believe it when I won it. This is DEFINITELY a coin I need to crack out and resubmit. Opinions? Comments? Thank you. Enjoy! Best Regards, :hail: George [CENTER][B]1870 With LCW Half Dollar AU55??? PCGS[/B] [ATTACH]269632.vB[/ATTACH] [/CENTER][/QUOTE]
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