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I added an exceptional coin to my early commem set

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Wihlborg

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When I first began working on my early silver commem set I saw a very nice Isabella quarter at a local coin show. I passed on it because it would have used almost all of the money I had with me for the show and I wanted to pick up more than just one coin. I thought ‘I can always buy another one later’. Boy was I wrong!

 

It has been years since I saw that first Isabella and I’ve since seen plenty of other examples, but in all that time I had never seen another one that I thought looked as nice as that first coin, until now.

 

Last week, while checking out Legend’s web site I found that they had an Isabella listed that looked like it had the type of eye appeal I have been searching for and the description sounded great, so I gave Legend a call and asked EVP his opinion of the coin. EVP confirmed that the coin was everything the description said it was, so I had them send me the coin. Boy was I glad I did!

 

When I opened the package from Legend I didn’t find a coin inside, I found a monster! This is by far the nicest Isabella I have ever personally seen. The coin has a razor sharp strike and the full cartwheel luster is so intense, it explodes off the surface of the coin!

 

Both the obverse and reverse are super clean and mark free. There is a thin band of medium gold around the rims on both sides of the coin that fades out beautifully as it moves in toward the white centers. In addition, the entire coin has that frosty ‘just minted yesterday’ look to it.

 

All of the above attributes come together wonderfully to form a coin with exceptional eye appeal, one that will make you think ‘WOW, what a nice coin!’ when you see it.

Here it is. It is in an NGC holder graded MS-66.

 

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I'd like to thank EVP for his part in my being able to add such a fine coin to my set.

 

Thanks Steve! thumbsup2.gif

 

John

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the_Thing ®

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Thats the same coin I sent to PCGS and it got bagged for AT and being whizzed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just kidding!!!!!! Great coin, hard to beat that one.

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Thing: That was CRUEL...But it was even funnier!

 

Wihlborg: From the photo, your coin is everything you say it is plus some more. It is truly beautiful!

 

Mark

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James_OldeTowne

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Wow, that is a beaut! There are some fantastic Isabella's out there. A few years ago, I saw one with astounding rainbow toning that had just been purchased from an old Midwestern estate. But it seems like most Izzy's have been messed with. Yours look awesome!

 

James

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Wihlborg

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Thanks Jeremy!

 

I have to work on Saturday, so I’ll be going to White Plains on Friday and maybe again on Sunday. If I don’t get to see you at White Plains, I’ll bring it to the next Parsippany show so you can see it.

 

John

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John, let me first apologize for taking so long to comment on this coin. I had been sick the week of FUN, and so missed the show even though I was in FL, and then returned to work on a grant that was submitted a few days ago. A coin like this should be viewed by more people and commented on also.

 

I like this piece very much. It seems to have hard, satiny fields with booming, corruscating luster. This is not always the case with this issue as many of them are toned deeply in the auburn and blue spectrum and the toning usually is burnt onto the peripheries with the result being a more flat looking coin, devoid of spectacular luster. This piece was not one of those, as any dipping of a burnt piece will result in a significantly muted piece with a yellowish hue. This piece was stored in a different manner and has subsequently obtained unusually attractive toning.

 

I like it a lot! thumbsup2.gif

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Wihlborg

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Thanks for your comments about the coin Tom. It really is a spectacular example. I will be sure to show it to you the next time we get together. I’m sorry to hear that you were ill during the FUN show, but I’m glad to see you posting on the board again. I was beginning to wonder what had happened to you.

 

John

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