You know me and my " woodys " , I paid silly money, but I have need a 1917 for a lonnnggg time, lol. I'll post pics when in hand also... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150208492015
That is cheap for a nice 17-. Looks like a nice strike, but it is so hard to tell with the graininess. That is my favorite date. They have so much more detail than the rest of the dates.
If you wanted a REAL nice 17-, you should try for this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140201452932&ssPageName=STRK:MEBI:IT&ih=004 I wonder what his minimum is.
DJ drag your mind out of the gutter dude. I like "woodys" Jack. My number 1 two cent set has an 1869 PCGS (cracked out) woody in it. The MS63RB remains in the slab. clembo
I just checked greysheet, it wasn't that silly afterall, cool !! I have a super sweet 12-S woody, my fav Lincoln in my woody set, I'll post pics later, office still paint stinky, still on laptop.
Jack, I don't think that was a silly price! I think you did pretty darn good. :thumb: That 17 that RLM posted, wow! Man, I'm a sucker for red wheats. Congrats on the latest addition man! :thumb: Phoenix
That 17- did not meet the reserve. It was bid to $10,200. Just guessing that the reserve was up around $14,000 - maybe more. Jack - Are you planning to send that to ANACS so they can tell you it is XF?
Not to stray too far off topic here, but I have a roll of 63Ds that are all bright, bright red, except that some of them look like they have been "splattered" with brown paint... teeny tiny splatters that look kind of like scratches until you magnify. Not very attractive really. Could this be a bad alloy mix or something else? I'll see if I can take some pics...
On the modern coins, aside from the fact that they now know how to mix alloys, they are coated with pure copper. It is not an alloy. It sounds like just carbon spots.
