1892 Barber Half I Need Some Help With

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Flick Valued Member United States 55 Posts	Posted 03/16/2017 9:26 pm I picked up this half today because it was a bargain. The problem is it is very dark and pretty ugly in certain lighting. I took pics in different light to show this. I'm still fairly new and still trying to learn how to grade accurately. Personally I would consider this in the XF range but I'm not quite sure how the toning would affect the grade. I'd love to hear what other people (who I'm sure are much more knowledgeable than myself)think about it. Thanks for looking! Report this Post to the Staff

RoyCoinBoy Pillar of the Community United States 1609 Posts	Posted 03/16/2017 9:39 pm I don't like the toning, but still looks like a strong EF coin. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 03/16/2017 9:50 pm This coin would probably benefit from NGC or PCGS conservation services. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
MorganGuy78 Valued Member United States 304 Posts	Posted 03/16/2017 10:11 pm It appears to be a XF-45 but it looks like it could have old cleaning. Regardless a barber half in that grade or better are hard to find so NCS is your best route in this situation. Report this Post to the Staff
RK55 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 03/16/2017 10:22 pm Strong XF-45 Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 03/16/2017 11:12 pm EF-45. Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11899 Posts	Posted 03/16/2017 11:41 pm Extremely strong XF and very attractive. Could easily end up in a low AU holder. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18702 Posts	Posted 03/17/2017 2:18 pm XF45. toning probably from the way it was stored Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/17/2017 4:44 pm AU-50 sharpness. That color kind of worries me, bit odd. to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog 03/17/2017 4:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Imthealphaomega Pillar of the Community United States 3210 Posts	Posted 03/17/2017 5:50 pm Maybe it would benefit from a dip or conservation Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6396 Posts	Posted 03/21/2017 12:53 pm Looks like AU-50 detail. Professional conservation will likely improve the appearance significantly. You will have to decide whether it would be worth the cost, and the risk (removing the tone might reveal underlying surface problems). Good luck! Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36845 Posts	Posted 03/21/2017 3:43 pm AU-50 details, environmental damage Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 03/22/2017 08:44 am XF details Report this Post to the Staff
Flick Valued Member United States 55 Posts	Posted 03/26/2017 8:16 pm Thanks to everyone for their input. I think I'm just going to leave it as is for now and think about how I want to approach it. Report this Post to the Staff
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