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Bedrock of the Community
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i always use the lettering, date, stars and hair ties and lettering and shield on the reverse to determine grade. you almost have to ignore everything else I agree, and I'll also add in luster. If the coin is full of luster but all the devices are flat, then you know it is high grade. Luster is my first impression to every coin. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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I was looking at this one as a VF-30/35. I think it could be higher (@numismatic student may be correct at XF-45) - the perimeters are strong and the eagle is very well struck for an O-108. Many have very faint eagle beak and head. I liked the originality (at least I hope) as many of these have been cleaned and dipped to death.
I won this for $630 (delivered and juice included). I feel like I did very well with this one and may even need to break down and spend the money to get it graded. A nice looking draped bust half has been on my list for a while.
Thanks for all your input.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Congrats, you got a nice one.
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NIce coin and even nicer price. I think you will be pleasantly surprised if you submit it.  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 |
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Bedrock of the Community
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 I think you did very well indeed |
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Got this one back from PCGS today. Does anyone want to update their guesses? Here is the trueview:  |
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I'll go with VF-30. She's a real beauty!
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm at VF-30, but would probably pay 35 money for it. Nice coin!
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Pillar of the Community
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Gorgeous !
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Giving mine a bump from VF30 to VF35. Could see a swing anywhere from VF30- XF40.
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i'll stick with my netted grade of VF35. if I have in hand photos I ignore TV's and the original photos are excellent to assess by also jacrispies quote of Quote:
If the coin is full of luster but all the devices are flat, then you know it is high grade. Luster is my first impression to every coin. is spot on when looking at these early silver pieces. |
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I'll up my VF25 guess to a VF30.
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