Color vs. Grade and CAC...

[thabeast]

Damn... I want to see this coin now! Hope you post a photo once you decide which way you're going with it.

 

Btw, I pay a premium for color all the time, but just like you, I want the grade to be solid. If I feel like a coin is overgraded but still carries the premium of the slab grade then I always pass. What's 15 more years? haha, j/k.

 

Hopefully you can negotiate a better purchase and to a number you feel comfortable with. Good luck!

[ElmerFusterpuck]

"If it has better than good luster in hand I think I will be pleased. I'm just worried that the coin will be dull and flat. I just don't know how accurate GC's photos are. I think I found a rainbow whale, so to speak."

 

GC is a great site to get coins. From my experiences, GC pretty much nails the color on toners, but their images tend to wash out the luster just a bit. I think that comes from them trying to get the whole coin 'lit up', so to speak. In hand, the toners I got from them had more luster in hand.

 

Good luck with your 1921 Peace and post pics when you get it!

[TonerGuy]

Thanks for all the comments you guys definitely made my decision easier... and I will post pics of this one once I get it in hand.

 

And I dont think I will find another one with as much color... at least 15 yrs tells me that. So Im getting happier with my decision. And I know I will never be able to afford a MS66 example so this one just might be the one.

 

If it looks better in hand and has nice luster I just may try it for a * - 1921 have a total of 16 star coins and quite honestly I have only seen one toned example - an MS66* that sold in 2004 for just under $5000. And that coin didnt have the color of this coin.

 

I doubt it will * but its worth a shot.