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superlative gem mintstate exceptionally toned fish scale!! WOW WILD!

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michael

michael

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currently in a pcgs ms65 holder 1858 type2 3cent silver trime! called fish scales in the olden days when they were AND STILL ARE sooooo small and thin just the scales of a fish!!

 

usually type 2 coins ARE seen dipped white or ugly splotchy mottled toning type 2 is a scarce coin type much scarcer many times overall than a type 1 or 3 trime

 

flamed.gifthis coin is an uncommon exception flamed.gif

 

fantastic album toned golden rose to cobalt blue to rose golden centers both sides

exceptional toning and excellent cartwheel lustre on the obverse

and booming lustre with monster!! toning on the reverse

 

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but this coin needs to be sight seen in person to be fully apprecaited!! and to see this monster reverse quality

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again the coin is a monster on the reverse because of the lustre strike and toning! laugh.gif

 

extremely light clashed die obverse at noon but barely seen as such with a date that is bold and this is usually not seen on the type 2 trimes as usually the date is really very weak on the 1858 and usually again the coins come with heavy clashing

 

this coin is an exception to the rule! sweet!!!!!!!!!

 

the rims and stars on both sides are almost 100% fully struck and again UNCOMMON AS SUCH AND USUALLY NOT SEEN LIKE THIS!

 

fully raised rims on both sides with an almost 100% full obverse shield strike again highly unusual for type 2 trimes!! cool.gif

 

and totally 100% fully struck 6 points on the star RARE AS SUCH

 

USUALLY THESE type 2 coins come with an uneven strike and again not so with this coin!! flamed.gif

 

trimes type 2 for the most part most all of the time are just problematic coins because of their small size and especially so their extremely tissue paper thinness that

just makes the coins hard to come nice

all have just plain damage from weak strikes, uneven strikes strong clash marks and then most all are dipped white or just plain ugly toning that for the most part to a non specialist in the field the coins just look damaged ugly

 

****** always problematic coins****** especially so the type 2 trimes

 

THIS COIN OVERALL IS A RARE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE acclaim.gif

 

this coin is a really nice ms65 not a 66 but just a NICE ms65!

 

this coin again basically has none of the usual problems seen on type 2 trimes and overall the eye appeal is just superb!! 893whatthe.gif

 

combined with the really exceptional extraordinary toning just makes this a sweet one in a million coin 893applaud-thumb.gif

 

and an extremely popular 1850's type coin with tremendous pressure as for type 2 type for trimes cloud9.gif

 

type 2 trimes are

 

5 times rarer in gem mintstate than type 1 trimes flamed.gif

6 times rarer in gem mintstate than type 3 trimes flamed.gif

 

type 2 trimes are extremely rare in proof

 

 

MONSTA!!!!!!!

 

 

sincerely michael shy.gif

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EZ_E

EZ_E

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Michael,

You weren't just whistling Dixie when you told me about this trime, yesterday. Very sweet. I just absolutely love that cobalt blue toning. Excellent commentary, by the way. Learned boocoo. 893applaud-thumb.gif

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Oldtrader3

Oldtrader3

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Beautiful coin, Michael. I especially like the strike. Most Type II Trimes are pretty poorly struck, especially the Star borders. This one is really nice!

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