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Not very good at grading, but I like that the "Liberty" is fully intact, it usually seem to be the first to go. Coin has been in a lot of pockets from the nicks on it... Very nice coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
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XF45. agree with the wipe
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If you ever spot a 1853, it's a date I'm very interested in and able to buy. Mox what grading range/price range are you looking for? |
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XF-45. I really like the subtle circulation cameo.  |
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And for the shocker: PCGS graded her vf-35. I snatched her up last weekend. I'll post pics when she comes in.
The smudge on the right obverse field is on the holder, not the coin.
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05/26/2018 11:16 pm
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And for the shocker: PCGS graded her vf-35. I snatched her up last weekend. I'll post pics when she comes in. Wow!  |
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Thanks arrows and rays! It seems to good to be true to find a key date with xf details that may be undergraded. I would be surprised if PCGS made a mistake. Although a couple of others on a specialty forum had it pegged at xf-45 as well.
Looking forward to seeing this one inhand.
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05/28/2018 12:15 am
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Looking forward to seeing this one inhand. Indeed! |
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Pillar of the Community
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A nice well struck coin. If this coin was graded on strike alone it would have certainly graded higher. IMO PCGS did not care for the toning and subsequently the eye appeal thus costing the coin a grade.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Probably right, unfortunately. Sounds like the price was right though!
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Pillar of the Community
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MikeF: How does the 1862 LSD look in hand? Can you post some photos? Thank you.
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Pillar of the Community
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XF45 all day long. Lovely coin! Yet another example where PCGS abandons their own objective grading standards, and 'market' grades - punishing darker toned coins. If this coin had a light cleaning with microscopic hairlines, removing the original patina, they would have given it XF45 or AU50 I've seen it over and over with the Barber halves. Lovely coin, no matter what the holder says. Serious collectors of this series in mid grades looking for original surfaces usually buy the coin and not the holder. |
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