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United States
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What do ya'll think of the grade on this one? I'll tell you what I'd decided after a few of your posts. I promise to not lie, either.   |
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Australia
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Nice gold Lobby, I have an 1881 S myself. From the photo it appears to have lustre, so going off that I'd say MS62, the contact marks might be a bit too heavy for a 63. However, its hard to be sure without seeing the coin in real life. Overall a nice coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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These gold coins are sure handsome. Like the Lorelei on the Rhine in Germany, they call you. And they're quite hard to resist.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks about AU53. Could go 55.
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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AU-50 might be 53 if enough luster is there.
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I was thinking MS61. This coin has no wear to warrant it being called AU at least I see no wear. Its contact marks all over the obverse keep it at ms61 max but to say its circulated is silly.
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United States
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I think its the fields that make it AU more than obvious 'wear', they would be more brilliant on an uncirculated coin. Instead, the luster is muted in the fields, which usually means some circulation.
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the luster is muted in the fields, which usually means some circulation  AU-58 . . very nice |
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United States
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Canada
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Valued Member
Canada
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US gold coin is getting popular these days~
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This has got to be the most variation in a coin grading post ever on CCF! Yay! I'm a grading noob, so take my opinion with a grain of salt. I had it pegged at AU 50 - 53. I thought I saw wear on the bangs of her hair, thus my opinion. That said, gold is so blasted soft, that the coin might have never seen circulation, yet has gotten this wear just from movement in storage. Rather a complicated issue, I think. |
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United States
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Well, seems like I confused the issue with my prior post. There is NO wear on crown, her hair, nor on the eagle's wings. It was the lighting, I'm sure. |
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Lighting doesn't account for 'dullness' in the fields, though. It may be a higher AU at least.
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