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Pillar of the Community
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I think your coin is an 1889s
FR-02
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Pillar of the Community
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I think it has paid for one too many tins of beans. That thing has been through a million hands. Down the corsets of charging ladies and in the pockets of real life cowboys. If it had a memory, I'd love to see what it had seen. My grading expertise lies above F12, so I've no clue on this one.
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I agree with @keith12, this looks like 1889-S. I hesitate on this one. The central device details don't match the wear near the rims. The peripheral wear is PO-01, but the central details are FR-02/AG-03.  I wonder if a TPG might no-grade it, thinking that the rims could have been ground down and then it was carried as a pocket piece to enhance the wear and cover the damage? If it grades, I think it's FR-02. I don't see any way it could sustain more wear without losing the ability to identify the year. |
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In reviewing the date region again, I am making out an 1889-S, as others pointed out.  Now onto vamworld.com to see if anything can be made out there. I only paid a reasonable 29 dollars for this  ... |
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I am making out an 1889-S, as others pointed out. Ok fixed your title.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm at 1889-S as well. Always worry that a low-grade specimen could be reduced to this level by an artful dodger.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm getting a pinkish hue on my monitor. Is that just an artifact?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Fair Details
The reverse would not allow for a straight grade IMO with the cleaning.
I do see the pinkish/reddish tint, but I have seen that before if a scanner was used instead of taking photos
Stick it in your pocket and let it see some rub for a couple of years and it will probably wear down to a straight Poor 1.
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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United States
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I'm leaning to F2 for grade, but also leaning to an 1899 S- the oval openings in the 9s seem similar, the opening in the 8 seems a bit rounder. The MM doesn't appear to match any 1889s VAMs, but does have 1899 S possibilities. Just this guy's opinion............
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05/31/2022 8:09 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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This is an 1899-S, by the way. The tops of the 8's are broad compared to the tops of the 9's, and if you look, you can see clearly that the 3rd digit has a curve and width that much more closely matches that of the following 9 than of the preceding 8. 1899-S is also quite a bit more common of a date than 1889-S.
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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United States
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If it will help ..... Last year I posted what I thought was an 1889 CC PO-01, it turned out to be an O and not a CC, at least that's what they thought at PCGS. So here are my two posts, first when I asked for opinions here and the second link is after I got it graded and it actually was graded PO-01, just not the CC I was hoping for. Anyway, you can compare yours to mine that actually did get that coveted PO-01 designation from PCGS. http://goccf.com/t/399304&SearchTer...uaihawaiiguyhttp://goccf.com/t/404886&SearchTer...uaihawaiiguy |
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Pillar of the Community
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Ok, several updates, this I can confirm is an 1899-S date; I looked at the loops in the date and they are only consistent with an 1899. On vamworld, there are four vams that have a tilted S mintmark; mine has it, and I am leaning more to VAM-14 at the moment. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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FR-2. Not worn enough for a low ball.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Only one way to find out if it's a 1 .
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