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Nothing wrong with being a copper guy! AU-58 IMHO
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU-55. Reverse makes a -58 in my opinion.
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Rest in Peace
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I'm forcing myself to AU-55. maybe it's the lighting.
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Check out the head. Also review the thumb & the top of the twig that her right arm is holding. The comparative coin on the right is an MS65 grade 1929 taken from PCGS CoinFacts. Why do they appear dissimilar in these areas or is this considered acceptable for these type of coins?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Here's a better close-up of the twig and thumb on the MS65 PCGS coin:  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Here's the entire MS65 PCGS obverse side of the coin:  |
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Pillar of the Community
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And finally the whole MS65 PCGS reverse side appears below:  My opinion: no grade |
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Good Point.  |
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I'm not sure which part of the head you're concerned with, but I know that a weak strike on the head of some SlQ's is just that and not wear on the coin.
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It looks at least MS-64 to me.
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Quote:
Check out the head.
Also review the thumb & the top of the twig that her right arm is holding.
The comparative coin on the right is an MS65 grade 1929 taken from PCGS CoinFacts.
Why do they appear dissimilar in these areas or is this considered acceptable for these type of coins? It looks like the MS65 example has some Machine Doubling on the devices. Is this what you're referring to? Also, you picked the MS65 example with vastly different toning (and frankly harder to see the details) to compare to mine instead of the MS64 example on Coinfacts, which looks a lot more similar in appearance... |
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In an attempt to more closely approach the 'perceived' grade I manipulated my new comparison photos from a CoinFacts' SLQ categorized as follows:
Grade: 63
Cert#: 26120397
Spec#: 5773
Description: 1929 25C, FH
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...which part of the head you're concerned with... Here's the hair bun interior depressions and sloping neck shots:  The wear pattern at the base of the hair bun marked by blue arrows is inconsistent comparatively speaking. I have an issue envisioning the MS63 coin's circular indentation elongating to an extent approaching the state seen on the coin in question. The sides of the neck of the coin under discussion are essentially parallel to one another. The MS63 coin clearly shows that the lines adjacent to each side will quickly intersect if further extended; this is not the case with the AU? coin unless one considers infinity as an attainable endpoint... |
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Quote:.some Machine Doubling on the devices." Irrespective of any referenced coin's features neither MD nor toning variations will disguise a fact such as the neck of the figurine of this coin in question lacks a normally tapered/sloping form on both the dorsal and ventral sections of the neck. |
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