What a journey this coin has had. I bought it from Stacks in March 2012 as: "1923-S Standing Liberty Quarter. AU Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS)." I looked at the coin as said I just don't see the damage but I do see a full head. I bid up to $1,375.00 for the problem coin and took it home. Then I CAREFULLY conserved to coin. About a year later at Long Beach I took it to PCGS (because NGC had no at show grading) and show graded it. It came back in a PCGS AU-58 FH. I was quite pleased with myself. Subsequently, as the war between NGC and PCGS got going I decided to cross it to NGC. So, at the 2015 FUN show I decided to wait in line to "Ask the Expert" (Mark Salzberg) who opined that the coin should not be in an AU holder. I told him that a 60 something without full head was a loss to me, as I cared more about the FH designation than the grade. He said it was clearly a full head and he wrote on the holder MS-61 FH and signed his name, I asked, meekly, if the coin might still come back in a "details" or non-FH holder? Salzberg patiently explained that what he wrote would be the grade period, he is the final word at NGC. I must say he was kind and respectful and his passion and care for the hobby came through clearly. So the journey for this coin has been:...Raw to PCGS AU details environmental damage... to PCGS AU-58 FH and finally thanks to Mr Salzberg... it rests for good in an NGC MS-61 FH. The pictures are here you be the judge...
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