KIRBY-RUGG ESTATE - GENUINE BEAUTY - OUR FRENCH CONNECTION - 1916 Ag - PLS READ

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THE KIRBY-RUGG ESTATE
JEFF KIRBY COLLECTION
FOREIGN COINS.
NOTE; IF YOU ARE BIDDING AT THE END OF AUCTION,
PLEASE RE-READ LISTING; ANY LISTING FOR REVISIONS
IN CASE OF UNINTENTIONAL ERRORS.
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UP FRONT:
MANY OF YOU HAVE LOOKED AT THIS COIN IN SEVERAL AUCTION LISTINGS.
I AM CURIOUS ... I KNOW THE WAY OF THE WORLD IN COINS TODAY WITH GRADING
STANDARDS AND I AND OTHER OF THOSE THAT C
OLLECT HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED
WHEN SENDING IN AND GETTING ITEMS GRADED AND TO BE DISAPPOINTED WITH
THE GRADES THEY RECEIVED. I'LL TELL YOU ALL I
S NOT FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR.
ESPECIALLY WHEN INVESTING FOR YOUR FUTURE OR FOR A LOVED ONE. TO GIVE
THEM SECURITY IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO YOU.
SO, WITH OVER 7 DECADES OF COLLECTING EXPERIENCE AND GRADING, I TOO GET
DISAPPOINTED WITH NEW GRADING STANDARDS THAT MAKE SEASONED COLLECTORS
DOUBT THEIR TIME, EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION AND YEARS OF HONESTY IN THE
BEST PRACTICES OF OUR HOBBY.  I AM RELISTING THIS ITEM JUST TO SEE WHERE
BIDDERS STAND IN THE UNCERTAINTY OF TODAY IN COIN COLLECTING.
THIS IS DEDICATED TO A
VALUED FRIEND AND FOLLOWER
OF THE KIRBY-RUGG ESTATE
AUCTIONS THAT SPENT YEARS IN BEST GRADING PRACTICES AND HAVING TO BE
DISAPPOINTED AND INVESTING IN HIS FUTURE THAT WAS DUE TO IMPERFECT
SUBJECTIVITY OF PROFESSIONAL GRADING SERVICES ON THE HIGHEST LEVEL.
SO WITH THIS SAID ...
HERE'S TO YOU ROBB
.
THOSE VIEWING THIS LISTING THAT THINKS
THEY HAVE SEEN THIS COIN IN BETTER GRADES / STATES ... YOU CAN HAVE THIS FOR ONE DOLLAR AT THE STARTING PRICE IF NO ONE OUTBIDS YOU.  AND I FEEL STRONGLY THERE WILL BE GRADING STANDARD POLICY CHANGES COMING VERY SOON BECAUSE SO MANY
OF US HAVE BEEN ON THE HOT PLATE.
I KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU NEW AND SEASONED BIDDERS AND COLLECTORS HAVE BEEN
DISAPPOINTED IN RECEIVING COINS THAT WE BOTH
AND I MEAN WE BOTH
THINK SHOULD BE HIGH GRADE AND THWARTED IN THE SHORT OR LONG TERM WHEN HAVING AND PAYING AND THE TIME YOU SPENT AND YOUR BEST EFFORTS PURCHASING COINS WITH
"GREAT EXPECTATIONS".  THIS COIN'S ORIGINAL LISTING IS BELOW.
I MAY BE WRONG OR
I MAY BE RIGHT IN MY OPINION OF THIS COIN. I NO LONGER RELY ON PG SERVICES TO
TAKE MY JOY AND LOVE OF COLLECTING AWAY BY A SLAB AND A NUMBER. MY YEARS AND
TIME WITH MY LOVE OF THE HOBBY AND HOPEFULLY YOUR PLEASURE WITH WHAT I OFFER AND WHAT YOU RECEIVE.  I DO IT WITH BEST PRACTICES AND I MY BELIEF IN
MYSELF AND HONESTY I DEAL WITH YOU.  THAT IS WHY I OFFER RETURNS WITHOUT AN
EXPLANATION FROM ANY BUYER FOR WHATEVER REASON YOU ARE DISAPPOINTED.
I HAD RATHER TAKE A LOSS ON A COIN THAN TO HAVE ANYONE DISAPPOINTED IN QUALITY
OR CONDITION OF A COIN I OFFER.  I AM SORRY IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE I AM UPSET AND THIS IS DIRECTED TOWARD BIDDERS.. ON THE CONTRARY.
I AM SORRY FOR THE PRESSURES PUT ON OUR HOBBY BY NUMBERS AND THOSE THAT
ARE HUMAN LIKE US THAT DO GRADING. IF I HAD TIME NOW, IT'D TAKE ME ABOUT 6
MONTHS TO HAVE A TOP LEVEL CERTIFICATION AS A GRADER, BUT THIS STILL MAKES
ME NO BETTER THAN OTHERS.  JUST THAT A PRESUMED POWER COMES WITH A
CERTIFICATION.
IF YOU DON'T THINK A DETAILS GRADED COIN (WHICH THIS IS NOT) WILL NOT GET A
GRADE AND IF YOU HAVE THE TIME TO RESUBMIT AND THE FUNDS TO DO SO, YOU WILL
THEN APPRECIATE
WHAT IS CALLED  SUBJECTIVITY
AND IT WILL HIT HOME.
ORIGINAL LISTING BELOW
THANK YOU FOR VISITING.  I KNOW YOU ARE INTERESTED IF YOU ARE VIEWING THIS
AND ASK THAT YOU READ THE INFORMATION BELOW THAT IS RELATIVE TO THE LISTING.
THE BEAUTY OF  OF THIS COIN IS UNDENIABLE. THE
DEPICTION IS OF MARIANNE (THE FRENCH REPUBLIC SYMBOL) GODDESS OF
LIBERTY.  CREATOR LOUIS-OSCAR ROTY.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DO NOT SPEAK FRENCH, THE OBVERSE DEPICTS
MARIANNE SOWING SEEDS AND CALLED "THE SOWER".
THOSE INVOLVED WITH COLLECTING OUR U.S. COINS AND THOSE OF OTHER
COUNTRIES CALL THIS "THE FRENCH CONNECTION".  THE WHY OF THIS IS
BECAUSE OF THE CREATOR / DESIGNER OF OUR WALKING LIBERTY HALF
DOLLAR USED THIS FRENCH DESIGN AS AN INSPIRATION TO CREATE OUR
WALKING LIBERTY;  ADOLPH WEINMAN.
WE HAVE MANY FRENCH INFLUENCES IN OUR U.S. COINS AND IN OUR CULTURE.
THIS COIN IS A PREMIUM COIN I WILL NOT TRY TO CONVINCE YOU OF. THE HISTORY
OF THIS COIN AND OUR WLH IS GREAT TO READ ABOUT.
THE COIN IS DESIGNED IN A WAY TO DEPICT A 3-D EFFECT WITH A TEXTURED
BACKGROUND.  SIMPLE DESIGNS WITH COMPLEX ATTRIBUTES.
THE PHOTOS SHOULD TELL THE QUALITY OF THE COIN AND I COULD NOT
PHOTOGRAPH IN ANY LIGHTING SCENARIO TO GET THE PHOTOS TO SHOW ANY
BETTER.  WITH A TEXTURED BACKGROUND ON BOTH SIDES, MARKS SHOW UP
LIKE CRAZY... AT LEAST FOR SCRATCHES AND DEEP DINGS OR BAG MARKS.
AND WHAT YOU SEE IS THE WAY IT WILL LOOK IN HAND, BUT BETTER.
IN MY OPINION THIS COIN WILL  RATE IN THE TOP 5 OF THE HIGHEST
GRADING SCALE FOR COINS. FULL CARTWHEEL LUSTER AND  THE REFLECTION OF
MY CLOTHING OR  HAND TAKING THE PHOTOS SHOULD TELL YOU  THE  EXCELLENT
REFLECTIVITY OF THIS GORGEOUS COIN.
WHILE I COULD NOT PHOTOGRAPH ENOUGH OF THE OBVERSE OR REVERSE TO SHOW
YOU ALL THE FEATURES OF SUN RAYS, SUN SET AND FADING DEVICES ON THE OBVERSE
OR SHOW YOU HOW THE OLIVES AND BRANCHES THAT FADE INTO THE BACKGROUND
ON THE REVERSE,  YOU WILL SEE SOME BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS.
IN HAND, THIS COIN IS FANTASTIC.
I HAVE COLLECTED MANY FRANCS IN DIFFERENT METALS OF DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES OVER THE YEARS AND THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST.
COLLECTING FOREIGN COINS FOR WHATEVER REASON CAN BE REWARDING,
STEEPED IN HISTORY THAT INTERTWINES WITH OUR HISTORY.  THOSE IN OTHER
COUNTRIES LOVE THEIR COINS AS-WELL-AS OURS AND VICE-VERSA.
THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY TO VIEW & READ THE INFORMATION ON
THIS SILVER FRANC.
SHIPPING WILL BE CALCULATED IF NECESSARY FOR STATES OUTSIDE
THE CONTIGUOUS U.S. AND ALLOWED COUNTRIES.
HAPPY BIDDING
I AND THE ESTATE STRIVE TO PROVIDE QUALITY  COINS
WITHIN A GIVEN GRADE RANGE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT MAJOR SURFACE ISSUES. DISCUSS, DISCLOSE AND PROVIDE
THE AMOUNT OF PHOTOS NECESSARY FOR YOU TO VIEW AND
TO HELP YOU MAKE APPROPRIATE BIDDING DECISIONS.
ALSO, WHEN LISTED,   TO PROVIDE THE BEST GEMSTONES,
PRECIOUS METALS AND OTHER NON-NUMISMATIC ITEMS.
SOME COINS, ONLY TWO PHOTOS ARE NECESSARY.  HIGH QUALITY
AND HIGH GRADE OR RARE WILL USUALLY REQUIRE MORE.
RETURNS GLADLY ACCEPTED WITHIN 14 DAYS OF DELIVERY
RECEIPT TO YOUR ADDRESS OR MAIL BOX.
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE EMAIL. REPLIES TO QUESTIONS NOT
GUARANTEED DURING LAST 12 HOURS OF AUCTION END TIME.
COINS THAT ARE NOT SHIPPED IN AIR-TITE OR CUSTOM FIT
HOLDERS WILL BE SHIPPED IN MUSEUM QUALITY FLIPS.
FLIPS WILL BE IMPULSE HEAT SEALED TO PROTECT COIN
FROM ELEMENTS AND MOVEMENT. UV-C SATURATED FOR
YOUR PROTECTION OF C-19 VIRUS.
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I will be more than  happy to combine shipping if you anticipate multiple
purchases and do not need individual items shipped immediately.
Just email me your plans and I will monitor your bids/wins.
For followers of the Estate making multiple purchases
within 5 days, I will make every reasonable effort to reimburse shipping
costs if practical and depending on total shipping weights.
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THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO READ AND VIEW THIS LISTING.
~~ A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO FOLLOWERS OF THE ESTATE AUCTIONS ~~
With Hope & Blessings for you throughout this year,
Jeff Kirby Collection <>
The Kirby-Rugg Estate
Please BE SAFE, Follow Safety Rules and Good Luck bidding.
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