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<p>[QUOTE="Ag76, post: 3325886, member: 100584"]1923 Philadelphias... another common date, picked up several low-MS, high-AU types in lots at good prices. There are 3 coins I'm trying to decide between keeping.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin #1 - attractive golden toning throughout, plenty of hits, hint of perhaps a wipe on reverse near the beginning of the motto</p><p>[ATTACH=full]881376[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]881379[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin #2 - listed as MS-63, which seems generous given the discoloration & neck hits, but it might be the nicest of these three. Deeper golden toning than Coin #1. Not a rim ding at 7 o'clock, just light reflecting off the plastic.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]881382[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]881383[/ATTACH]</p><p>Coin #3 - listed at MS-64, which is a joke, surely: the cheek lines suggest cleaning, am I right? Certainly didn't bid on that grade. More uneven toning here, but the color - a rich golden brown - is attractive in hand. Strongest strike of the three, I think.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]881387[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]881391[/ATTACH]</p><p>Again, I'm leaning toward Coin #2, but I'm open to opinions here. Maybe there are problems I don't see.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ag76, post: 3325886, member: 100584"]1923 Philadelphias... another common date, picked up several low-MS, high-AU types in lots at good prices. There are 3 coins I'm trying to decide between keeping. Coin #1 - attractive golden toning throughout, plenty of hits, hint of perhaps a wipe on reverse near the beginning of the motto [ATTACH=full]881376[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]881379[/ATTACH] Coin #2 - listed as MS-63, which seems generous given the discoloration & neck hits, but it might be the nicest of these three. Deeper golden toning than Coin #1. Not a rim ding at 7 o'clock, just light reflecting off the plastic. [ATTACH=full]881382[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]881383[/ATTACH] Coin #3 - listed at MS-64, which is a joke, surely: the cheek lines suggest cleaning, am I right? Certainly didn't bid on that grade. More uneven toning here, but the color - a rich golden brown - is attractive in hand. Strongest strike of the three, I think. [ATTACH=full]881387[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]881391[/ATTACH] Again, I'm leaning toward Coin #2, but I'm open to opinions here. Maybe there are problems I don't see.[/QUOTE]
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