Coins with "Meat" - Got Any?

[Catbert]

My understanding that when one describes a coin as having "meat", it is a compliment. Coins that qualify are those that are circulated and have good detail for its grade, but also an overall appearance of quality in terms of color, strike, or some other distinctive characteristic that positively impacts its eye appeal.

 

Post a pic of a quality coin in your collection that you think has "meat". If you think my definition needs further clarity, provide your definition or add to mine above. Please carefully consider your choice and tell us why you chose it.

 

I'll start it off with my Fugio. I think it has good detail for its grade (BTW - just got it back from CAC with a green bean) and that the milk chocolate color and smooth planchet (not always the case with Fugios) merit consideration as a coin with "meat"!

 

 

[michael]

My understanding that when one describes a coin as having "meat", it is a compliment. Coins that qualify are those that are circulated and have good detail for its grade, but also an overall appearance of quality in terms of color, strike, or some other distinctive characteristic that positively impacts its eye appeal.

 

Post a pic of a quality coin in your collection that you think has "meat". If you think my definition needs further clarity, provide your definition or add to mine above. Please carefully consider your choice and tell us why you chose it.

 

I'll start it off with my Fugio. I think it has good detail for its grade (BTW - just got it back from CAC with a green bean) and that the milk chocolate color and smooth planchet (not always the case with Fugios) merit consideration as a coin with "meat"!

 

 

agreed 110%

[Keigwin]

Nice Fugio! Love it. Gonna have to add one of those to my copper collection one day. Very pretty example.

Lance.

 

[jesbroken]

I agree about the "meat". Nice fugio catbert--that's a thick cut of meat!

Also, Lance, what a beautiful R.E. Bust. Would have loved to have had that in my collection.

Jim

[TomB]

This is a beautiful topic for a thread. I like to use the term "meat" in conjunction with the term "skin" and had never previously thought of how the two terms correlate with one another. In my opinion, the following coin has both, but it might not be aesthetically pleasing to all folks-

 

[michael]

This is a beautiful topic for a thread. I like to use the term "meat" in conjunction with the term "skin" and had never previously thought of how the two terms correlate with one another. In my opinion, the following coin has both, but it might not be aesthetically pleasing to all folks-

 

 

110% pleasing to me and that is all that matters

[messydesk]

If your coin has both meat and crust, then you have what pitmasters and barbecue aficionados refer to as "bark," which is the coveted crusty part of the meat with the most intense flavor.

[rrantique]

[BillJones]

Lots of "meat," too much "shine," but it is a Charlotte mint half eagle with what amounts to full Mint State Sharpness.

 

[johnny9434]

I love the coin, catbert and a cac to wtg

[leeg]

Is this example some Prime Rib, :

 

 

[Catbert]

Some great examples here! Do you think if a coin has "meat" that it is also "wholesome?" I've heard that adjective before, but never quite knew what the seller intended - probably similar to "honest wear." Probably both meaningless unless someone can provide an explanation of the terms.

[Chris1976]

Its not graded, but it has deffinately traveled from hand to hand.

 

 

 

 

[TomB]

Some great examples here! Do you think if a coin has "meat" that it is also "wholesome?" I've heard that adjective before, but never quite knew what the seller intended - probably similar to "honest wear." Probably both meaningless unless someone can provide an explanation of the terms.

 

No, I do not think these two terms necessarily go hand in hand. In my usage of the terms, "meat" is reserved to describe the remaining details of a coin so a piece with lots of meat will be one that has less wear than typically encountered or one that has less wear than is typical within a specific grade. However, "wholesome" infers to me a coin that might be original or at least on first glance has surfaces that appear original. Therefore, the terms have no correlation with one another. Additionally, I use "skin" in a manner that might overlap its usage with how others use the term wholesome, but my usage of the term skin is only for coins that I think are strictly original.

 

Of course, others are free to define these inherently ambiguous terms in other ways.

[Catbert]

OK Tom. You omitted your interpretation of "honest wear." C'mon, explain that one!