Found my coin (most likely) in a 1942 Lot of Mehl's Catalog!

[AETHER]

Thanks to Aaron Berk for the info on how to locate this fast and easy!

To have the envelope was nice, to point it to Mehl's catalog is just wonderful.

https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/auctionlots?AucCoId=5&AuctionId=512290

Lot 1654

 

 

And some die matches;

http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.28676

http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.28677

http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.28646

http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.28658

 

 

 

Edited January 18 by AETHER

[NewStyleKing]

Good research!  I wonder what 1652 was?  Any photo's of the plates?

[AETHER]

@NewStyleKingthis particular did not have photos in the catalog unfortunately. Prob a NewStyleOwl 😄  

[Nerosmyfavorite68]

That's pretty cool!  It shows how much grading has changed.. about Fine.  aF is pretty conservative.

 

[AETHER]

@Nerosmyfavorite68 "Fine"  was  actually Mehl's highest grade. He did not use aF or XF. I was wondering the same until I read more about him.  I suppose "Fine" was a standard back then on ancients? Or maybe it was a Mehl thing. 

 

Edit: As Donna pointed out, there is a VF in the same posting. Strange because I read this somewhere the other day.

Edited December 23, 2022 by AETHER

[DonnaML]

5 hours ago, AETHER said:

@Nerosmyfavorite68 "Fine"  was  actually Mehl's highest grade. He did not use aF or XF. I was wondering the same until I read more about him.  I suppose "Fine" was a standard back then on ancients? Or maybe it was a Mehl thing. 

He did use Very Fine, as is evident from the photo you posted of the relevant catalog page.

[AETHER]

@DonnaML yeah you are right. I swear I just read the other day he used F.  So weird.