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<p>[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 8174207, member: 13307"]3,2,1 in that order.</p><p><br /></p><p>#1 has the mushiest strike and the most common (kind of generic) color. If it was markedly cleaner than the second two, it would be part of the conversation. Since it's not, time to find a new home.</p><p><br /></p><p>#2 has stronger color than #3, so that's a slight edge. The planchet looks rough on TJ's jawline and cheekbone though, plus a few distracting marks (right lower field by the date, one hidden by the light on his temple, a few in his hair) place it behind coin #3 in terms of condition. #3 has a couple distracting hits on TJ's cheek/jaw, but his "skin" is much, much smoother than #2. On the reverse, I feel like I want to give coin #2 a slight edge over coin #3 in both strike and condition, but not enough to overcome the lead #3 had on the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>If they were in hand, it might just be a toss-up between #2 and #3 for me, and I'd probably want to keep both. If I had to choose, if one had more luster than the other I'd go with that one, but given the photos (they both look like they have plenty of luster, although #2 reminds me of a coin of mine that's shines for days - if it has the same knockout luster as mine, that's the winner) I'm leaning #3. #1 would be sold without hesitation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel like they're all 67's. #1 has nicest steps but a distinct hit between column 3 and 4. #2 I don't see at FS at all, although I've seen PCGS FS that are like this one. #3 has more contact marks on the steps, but they're light enough it might just be a FS. Looks like the detail is there.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Summary</b>: <i>I'd want to keep #2 and #3, and sell #1, and it's not even close.</i></p><p><i>Thank you for sharing, as usual.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 8174207, member: 13307"]3,2,1 in that order. #1 has the mushiest strike and the most common (kind of generic) color. If it was markedly cleaner than the second two, it would be part of the conversation. Since it's not, time to find a new home. #2 has stronger color than #3, so that's a slight edge. The planchet looks rough on TJ's jawline and cheekbone though, plus a few distracting marks (right lower field by the date, one hidden by the light on his temple, a few in his hair) place it behind coin #3 in terms of condition. #3 has a couple distracting hits on TJ's cheek/jaw, but his "skin" is much, much smoother than #2. On the reverse, I feel like I want to give coin #2 a slight edge over coin #3 in both strike and condition, but not enough to overcome the lead #3 had on the obverse. If they were in hand, it might just be a toss-up between #2 and #3 for me, and I'd probably want to keep both. If I had to choose, if one had more luster than the other I'd go with that one, but given the photos (they both look like they have plenty of luster, although #2 reminds me of a coin of mine that's shines for days - if it has the same knockout luster as mine, that's the winner) I'm leaning #3. #1 would be sold without hesitation. Feel like they're all 67's. #1 has nicest steps but a distinct hit between column 3 and 4. #2 I don't see at FS at all, although I've seen PCGS FS that are like this one. #3 has more contact marks on the steps, but they're light enough it might just be a FS. Looks like the detail is there. [B]Summary[/B]: [I]I'd want to keep #2 and #3, and sell #1, and it's not even close. Thank you for sharing, as usual.[/I][/QUOTE]
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