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Jon K Pillar of the Community United States 723 Posts	Posted 09/20/2011 7:01 pm Picked up a nice '38 washington, advertised as "Gem BU". Got in on an online auction. Got a pretty good deal, but have some concerns. I really like to see cartwheen on high grade coins. This one has very little. If I squint my eyes a bit I can imagine that I see cartwheel, but it does not pop like I want it to. Direct link to a big photo: Untouched except for a bit of a crop. http://i759.photobucket.com/albums/...02333ORF.jpg And the reverse. http://i759.photobucket.com/albums/...02334ORF.jpg What do you guys think? Would you venture a grade? And are the photos good enough that we might take a guess as to whether these are original surfaces? Thanks, Jon Yay! I found the edit button. Thanks rachums! Edited by Jon K 09/21/2011 10:28 am Report this Post to the Staff

Jon K Pillar of the Community United States 723 Posts	Posted 09/20/2011 7:04 pm Shoot, I linked the same photo twice. How come I can't find my edit button? Anyhoo, here is the reverse; http://i759.photobucket.com/albums/...02334ORF.jpg Report this Post to the Staff
rachums107 Pillar of the Community United States 3345 Posts	Posted 09/20/2011 7:53 pm The edit button is the little one with the pencil/paper. Looks mS-62 but no amazing eye appeal. Report this Post to the Staff
chris beatie Valued Member 344 Posts	Posted 09/21/2011 04:09 am I am kinda with rachums. The extreme lack of detail makes me wonder if its been buffed then polished lol. Report this Post to the Staff
chris beatie Valued Member 344 Posts	Posted 09/21/2011 04:10 am i mean some stuff can be a weak strike but thats some of the weakest ever or lots of grease in die. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 09/21/2011 10:25 am Not a weak strike, just a normal coin from that era. You cannot compare a 1938 to newer Washingtons, the hub designs are quite different. As for this particular coin- reasonable but not booming luster and the thin scratch in the right obv field would limit it to MS63. I wouldn't call it "Gem BU", more like just plain BU but it is still a nice early Washington Report this Post to the Staff
Jon K Pillar of the Community United States 723 Posts	Posted 09/21/2011 10:40 am That scratch on the Ob field is hardly discernable with naked eye. It sure photographs well! The "peck" on the Adam's apple is much more noticable. I wouldn't call it a weak strike, as I have all the hairlines, breast feathers are abundant. The left (your left) wingtip is great, the right wingtip is not so much. Heck, I would have given it a "65". Maybe a "64" due to the peck on the neck. What I really have a problem with is the weak cartwheel. I suspect it may have been dipped. . . . . What does "dipping" do to cartwheel? Thanks for the replies! Jon Report this Post to the Staff
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