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Looks VG-10 to F-12 to me . Not as shabby as OP thinks .  |
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Add me to the VG-08 group. The reverse could make VG-10, but the obverse is just short.
The obverse scratches make me pause a bit. There is also what looks like a staple scratch on the reverse, but it isn't distracting. I think it straight grades, but a details coin isn't out of the question. It's a close call.
An original coin and a tough date in any grade. Take away the scratches, and this one would have good eye appeal for the grade.
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Admit the surface scratches are distracting, but a little shoe polish should fix that up.
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G06, with a little fixing surfaces it could jump to VG08 or VG10
Edited by Oldfordman
08/22/2021 7:01 pm
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Thanks everybody. I hadn't noticed the surface scratches, but the large picture do bring them out clearly.
I had thought that since LIBERTY is not visible, the best it could grade was G4.
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A decent VG-8. No shame in having this coin.
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I had thought that since LIBERTY is not visible, the best it could grade was G4. No , not with that reverse .  |
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i think it could pull VG10
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Thank you everybody for your grading opinions. It seems I was quite low in my estimation - I tend to be very conservative.
Edited by GERMANICVS
08/25/2021 02:49 am
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I'd say G6 to V8 hopefully a straight grade too. Reverse is much nicer than obverse which is the opposite of what you'd want for a VG10 grade to get put on it.
Germanicvs would you post the coin in your profile photo sometime?
It appears to be a Germanicus Dupondius, I have next to no knowledge on any of the ancient coinage, but that one sure looks neat - if it's yours. Thanks!
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Germanicvs would you post the coin in your profile photo sometime?
It appears to be a Germanicus Dupondius, I have next to no knowledge on any of the ancient coinage, but that one sure looks neat - if it's yours. Thanks! @westcoin, I am so pleased you recognise this coin. Indeed, it is a dupondius of Germanicvs struck posthumously under Caligula in 17 a.d to celebrate the return of 2 of the 3 legionary eagles lost in the Battle of the Teutoburger Forest 9 a.d. My example is unfortunately not in the best of shapes - this is one coin I sorely regret not upgrading over the years. The reverse, however, is quite nice.  |
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Know nothing about it, but that's just super.
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Thank you so much Germanicvs! That is one cool looking coin. Corrosion or not, I've never seen one, to be honest I didn't know what it was until I opened your profile image up and enlarged it enough to read the text and put that into Google. as I said I know next to nothing about ancient Greek or Roman coinage, I have done a little studying of Byzantine coinage, but that's about it. I actually thought it was something akin to a Vermont Copper at first glance in the little profile image.Now it make sense with your CCF name. I should have spent more time learning about ancient coins when I lived near Kerry Wetterstrom, and saw him at every coin show and at the ANA all the time. He is one of our top American ancient coin experts. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440Edited by westcoin
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