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Valued Member
Netherlands
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Hello, I recently got interested in the silver commemorative half dollars because they are all so beautiful. This is one of the commemorative coins I recently bought, any ideas on grade? Thanks!   |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Very nice. Can't really determine because of the pics. Can't see any luster but I would guess in the mid MS.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
 United States
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Congrats on the purchase! Nice coin!
The 1925 California definitely has a strong design, and one that is very "American."
The lighting in your images makes it a bit difficult (for me) to make a definitive statement regarding grade. The coin appears to have good strike detail and I don't see obvious signs of wear on the design high points. I do see some marks/scratches within "Liberty" however.
I'll go with MS-62/63.
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01/03/2015 10:52 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Classic commems quite often turn up in some sort of MS grade, becuase most of them never saw any circulation.
I will say MS64 for this one.
It could be a slider for something lower, but that would be unfair, until it is examined in hand with a 10x loupe.
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United States
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Very nice!  |
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Valued Member
 Netherlands
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Thanks a lot for your responses, I tried to make some better pics.   |
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Valued Member
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The first pics are actually better :)
I'm by no means an expert on this series but it does look uncirculated. This shouldn't come as a big surprise as commemorative coins were not meant for circulation, they are all *supposed* to be uncirculated (unless mishandled). I wouldn't dare venture a guess as to the specific MS numerical grade.
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Moderator
United States
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 to the commemorative forum. Quote:
because they are all so beautiful. Concur - hopeful that you can acquire other lovely examples and share them with us. Do you have access to a scale to determine the weight of this coin? It should be very close to 12.50 grams. The weakness of the upper portion of the miners gold pan reminds me of a non-genuine California example that I acquired many years ago - an accurate weight would help to address the question of authenticity. Your second set of photographs show what appear to be light hairlines on the obverse fields above the miners back - indicative of a light wiping. Pending reply with an accurate weight ... I'm going MS-details (cleaned). @offcenter - not all circulated versions of this series were 'mishandled' ... they were occasional spent! David |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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@canary01: Thanks for the updated pictures.
As nickelsearhcer noted, the new images show a series of what appear to be hairline scratches in the fields which indicates that it has been mechanically cleaned (i.e., wiped) at some point.
It remains an attractive piece, however, even in its "Details" condition.
Enjoy it!
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Valued Member
Netherlands
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Thanks!
I just weighed the coin and it showed 12.47 grams
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United States
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@canary01 - Thanks for the weight ... I judge this lovely 1925-S California example to be authentic ... alas cleaned at some point in it's life.
Still a lovely example from the tremendous classic silver commemorative series ... hopeful that we can support your continued interest in these tremendous coins.
David
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I found this one a while ago on ebay if you like the original design of the California or are a Daniel Carr collector.    |
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