One of my most enjoyable+rewarding transactions, ever, as a dealer - updated

[Mr.Mcknowitall]

So, here's some background, and the reason that I feel the way I do about the transaction....

 

I have this wonderful client, who is incredibly trusting, gracious, polite, pleasant, patient and generous - an absolute pleasure to work with. Oh, and as an added bonus, he has a very good sense of humor and really knows how to make fun of me.

 

Months ago, he told me that he would like my assistance in acquiring a Pan Pac $50, either a Round or Octagonal, though his preference was for the latter.

 

I knew it would take some time, due to the scarcity of the coins and my predisposition to be picky.

 

I began the search, and over the next few months, located/examined approximately ten examples, which failed to (pun intended) make the grade.

 

Last week, while at the Baltimore show, I received a call from Kathleen Duncan of Pinnacle Rarities, who knew I was looking for the coin. She is easily and deservedly one of my favorite coin dealers, and more importantly, one of my favorite persons on the planet.

 

Kathleen had seen a worthy Pan Pac candidate in the inventory of a dealer with whom we each do business. So she let him know I was looking for such a coin and put him in touch with me. The transaction was completed shortly thereafter.

 

Thanks to Kathleen for her assistance, to the dealer who owned the coin, for being easy to work with and to my client.

 

For me, in this business, there is nothing more enjoyable or rewarding than finding that special coin - no matter what it is - for a client, and making him or her a happy collector.

 

For those who wish, please feel free to guess the grade. But be warned, I shot the image quickly and do not feel it is a good one upon which to make an accurate grade guess.

 

And I thought this was going to be an Ode to me......

 

Two timer.

[JOBESSI]

yowza!

[physics-fan3.14]

So Mark, what did this coin grade?

[MarkFeld]

So Mark, what did this coin grade?

 

PCGS/CAC MS63. It is very clean, with satin-like surfaces, and is highly original looking. I suspect that if it were a bit brighter, it would have graded higher.

 

By the way, based on my images, I probably would have guessed MS62, but nothing between AU58 and MS64 would have surprised me.

[comicdonna]

What is the weight of this coin?