Key Date SLQ!!

[oknorom]

hi everyone,

i headed up to los angeles on tuesday with dana point val to meet captn SE(dan) and ratman(mike) at the park where dan got his seated dime the other day. i have hunted this park numerous times, but not the particular area we were hunting this day.
dan and i were hunting along a trail that led up to a hill top with a nice view of the city. i got a good signal that was deep enough and was absolutely buried into the upper right corner of the screen. i dug down and at about six inches i pulled out an SLQ! it was a 1923s, but i didn't know just how valuable it was yet. i didn't check the price guide until this morning. wow! was i stunned!

can anyone give me an idea as to what this coin might grade as? i know it's difficult to grade a photo....

anyway...wooooooohoooooo! this is the most valuable coin i have found to date. others include a 1938-d walker, a 1913-d type 2 buffalo, various semi-key wheats, but this one takes the cake!

thanks and happy hunting!

Mike

 

[Brian in MA]

That is a sweet looking coin regardless of condition...

Congrats....

Brian

 

[daytondigger]

Wow, that is a nice find, congratulations! I have yet to dig a pre '25 with a date.

 

[Bertman]

I would say F-12. Your coin has slightly better detail in a few areas. On the obverse your coin has better detail in hair, breast, shield and date area. Reverse, yours looks better around eagles eye, wing feathers and definatly tail feathers. Also i cannot see if there are any tiny scratches on yours if you field cleaned it, which i could kick myself for doing to a few of my coins. Great find! Would be proud to own that one. HH
Coinman66

I agree with the F-12 Coinman66 mentioned... That is one sweet find :P
HH Robert

 

[Ricardo_NY1]

Mike,
Congrats on the SLQ............those are not your everyday coin and the it's a key date one just adds to the find. Not to mention it came out in really nice shape!

Dan, good work on the comparison!........that looks like a very approximate match.

 

[oddcoins]

OH YEAH!!! That's a super nice SLQ you got there! WTG!!!

 

[crazyjarhead]

Congrats on your key find in California HH Ron

 

[jgas]

That is a nice coin no matter what the grade...Sweet digs. jgas

 

[oknorom]

again, thanks to everyone for the interest in this coin find! it was exciting, to say the least.
i have had people say the coin grades anywhere from AG to XF! i know it's hard to grade a coin in a photo, so i am going to send it in to ANACS and see what happens. i just want it authenticated and to have a concrete grade attached to it. i'll probably keep it forever. i don't really collect coins- just the ones i dig up. i think it's more satisfying to dig one up rather than buy one.

anyway, thanks again everyone, and good luck out there.

HH,
Mike

 

[phantomfinder]

Ur key date is still good to someone that wants too buy it , It's the date and the way it looks that makes it wroth the money, Someone will will buy it But good luck having them look at it...WTG on ur find.......

 

[Goldiver]

WoW! Great coin!

Cheers

Steve