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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
Apart from two small pits near the date (planchet defect) and a slight rough area at S12 obverse, this 1809 Half Cent is quite nice. Color is a smooth chocolate with great luster and hints of the original red peeking through underneath. Cohen 6, Manley die state 1.0, reverse is rotated. Well struck, even for the early die state, albeit very slightly misaligned. Pleasantly surprised that I won this coin, and seller even sent in original paper envelope from dealer. I already know what my grade is, but I'm curious as to what CCF thinks. First obverse picture and last reverse picture are done with no post-processing other than image size cropping.     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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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Wow .. you have some very nice coins.
Old copper is nice to something I am good at grading ..
But I do love them.
Would the area on the date be considered planchet defects,
which I think is not uncommon.
I think it would be easy to say this is a AU coIn.
But hoping the experts ...are seeing mid MS grade
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12057 Posts |
The copper used during this period is notorious for planchet defects caused by uneven composition, transport from overseas, and numerous other issues. As a result, you see lots of coins with planchet voids, odd colors, extensive corrosion/deterioration, uneven thickness, and various other issues that make finding perfect coins very, very difficult.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2189 Posts |
Mid AU, My guess is AU-55. Very nice!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3164 Posts |
also in the AU camp. Nice one!
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Valued Member
United States
205 Posts |
Paralyse, Looks to be AU55 comparing to graded 55's. It is a beautiful coin/piece of history! My raw 09 might make VG. Again nice coin. AG
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5684 Posts |
Not sure if the planchet defects would affect the grade, but I'd say AU-55. Great coin!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
18714 Posts |
AU53. as paralyse mentioned, its tough to find a clean example without any issues. due to its grade the obverse defect is almost certainly original to the coin. very nice and a tough date to get in this grade. since its not PMD I would hope it graded straight.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree 53/55 and exceptionally attractive.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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New Member
United States
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Lovely, at a minimum, AU-55 albeit the potential of Details grade w/pitting (key focal area.)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4897 Posts |
Solid 53+ at a TPG. I like it at 50 considering the planchet flaws......Stunning example!! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1959 Posts |
Beautiful coin! They don't appear to be planchet defects to my eye though. Beautiful coin none the less!
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