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<p>[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 2900073, member: 31533"]I was at a coin show yesterday, first one in about a year, and looking for something to catch my eye that was 'affordable', higher quality, slabbed, and not as modern a coin as I had been collecting --- i.e., earlier than most Jeffies, Franklin halves, Ikes, and Washington quarters. Something more classic and with a great design. Maybe even one that might be either a base coin quality for starting a selection, or as part of a bigger type set. An opportunity to enjoy something new.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways, I found a beauty that is very similar to this image (not my actual coin). I have not yet attempted to photo my new coins, and it may take awhile as I now have some issues that make it difficult for me to get sharply in-focus images, and turn all my photography into a huge guessing game. Oh, well.... But the similarity is that it is of this quality and year and brilliance. And not a drop of toning....it is pretty much blast white. </p><p><br /></p><p>So mine is a MS65 1945D. I looked real good at it and no way it can slide up to a higher grade, so it will definitely be kept imprisoned while I own it.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ngccoin-production/us-coin-explorer/2727026-002o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Love to hear from others who collect these and what you appreciate the most for collecting them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 2900073, member: 31533"]I was at a coin show yesterday, first one in about a year, and looking for something to catch my eye that was 'affordable', higher quality, slabbed, and not as modern a coin as I had been collecting --- i.e., earlier than most Jeffies, Franklin halves, Ikes, and Washington quarters. Something more classic and with a great design. Maybe even one that might be either a base coin quality for starting a selection, or as part of a bigger type set. An opportunity to enjoy something new. Anyways, I found a beauty that is very similar to this image (not my actual coin). I have not yet attempted to photo my new coins, and it may take awhile as I now have some issues that make it difficult for me to get sharply in-focus images, and turn all my photography into a huge guessing game. Oh, well.... But the similarity is that it is of this quality and year and brilliance. And not a drop of toning....it is pretty much blast white. So mine is a MS65 1945D. I looked real good at it and no way it can slide up to a higher grade, so it will definitely be kept imprisoned while I own it. [IMG]https://s3.amazonaws.com/ngccoin-production/us-coin-explorer/2727026-002o.jpg[/IMG] Love to hear from others who collect these and what you appreciate the most for collecting them.[/QUOTE]
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