Oh man, this toning is crazy! As is the grade it received - PCGS called it MS-67. What do y'all think? Should I buy it? https://coinweek.com/us-coins/us-go...n-recovered-with-ss-central-america-treasure/
Ya Sure! You could probably get a special slab for that and your 1933 St. Gaudens Double Eagles, mounted side by side together. Please post the pair mounted/slabbed together.
Personally, I think they should hide that coin, and hide it deep - not put it on display ! edit - matter of fact, if it was up to me, I'd consider throwing it back on the wreck !
It definitely isn't a piece for everyone. I wonder what it actually looks like, because those PCGS pictures are not helping it at all.
I kind of like it. And I kind of don't. Cant grade it based on those pics. Maybe it is a 67, but if all I had to go on were those pics, I could only go 64. What I really don't like are the spots that look like raised bumps all over the face and in front of the crown. That's called environmental damage, or at least, it could easily develop into that. The black spot on the reverse is also off-putting.
“If this were a San Francisco Mint Morgan dollar, it would sell for over 100 times bid,” Manley stated. If it were, it would be in a details questionable color holder.
Is this an SS Central America coin? I’ve seen some of these get toned like this. I don’t know what caused it though.
I just saw the link. The answer is yes. My guess is that the obverse was directly touching the end of a wooden beam. You can see the growth rings and cracks. This is a pretty cool coin if you ask me. The toning is original IMO.
That I don't doubt, but there's attractive toning and unattractive toning, and that one - it's just plain ugly !
