1959D-1MM-001?

Scooby Due · Member

I just recently bought a lot of RPM's. Most of them look correctly identified and labeled, but a few I'm not so sure about and need your help on.

First up is this 1959D. It looks like #001, but is lacking the die break and die cracks, maybe from wear? I'm still struggling with die sates and grading.

How do you think this would grade? I was trying to compare it to the grading pics, but a lot of the links are broken or for some reason my computer isn't loading them, not sure which.

Scooby Due · Member

I also meant to ask if I should be posting these here or somewhere else?

Dick · Expert Member

scooby due, I can't see the dates well enough to tell if itiis MD, or RPM. They are fuzzy. My vision is faulty, so don't take this as a "sut in stone".
You do have them in the right place. If its something new, it goes in "new finds". It takes a little time to get familiar with any forum, and this one is no different. I still have much to learn about navigating here. Mostly, because, I haven't gone looking to see what all we do have. The main part, "here, and the search the data baase is where I "hang out".
I saw that listing, but didn't bid. I have bid on so many, and ended up "waiting in the church", that I decided to pay a bit more, but when i pat, i get the goods.

Scooby Due · Member

I don't see any MD elsewhere (I know, that does't mean it isn't), I do think it's an RPM, but I'm no pro.

It never crossed my mind as being "new", I couldn't be that lucky.

As far as the listing that I bid on, I don't think I did too bad. It was 68 RPM's, yet to still be confirmed but the majority I have checked so far are good. Only 7 duplicates, all are in nice to very nice shape, they were ID'ed and labeled. They cost $26 for the whole lot, but since I used my EBay bucks, I only layed out $2.25 out of pocket!

Still, I don't think $26 was too bad.

coop · Expert Member

1959D-1MM-001. Nice one.

Scooby Due · Member

Thanks, coop. I have several more that I need help on, should I post them here?

Would you say VF20 on this one?

coop · Expert Member

Sounds good to me. If it had any scratches/dings/damage on it it would have fallen to the bottom. But your looks nice.

coppercoins · Site Admin

Your 1959D-1MM-001 is EF40. Slight flat spots on the cheek and jaw. VF would be considerable flattening of those areas with separation between them.

Scooby Due · Member

Thanks Chuck! That sounds even better! I'm trying to get grading down and seems like I always underestimate. I guess that's good if I'm buying, but not so good if I were selling.