1845 Seated Dollar For Grading

I would go with the newest information out there which is that by Osburn and Cushing.

http://www.seateddollarvarieties.co...45-OC1.shtml

They list three die states for the obverse:

State a: Perfect die

State b: A single light clash mark is visible in the field under the arm

State c: Double clashing under the right arm, with rather wide separation

They list two die states for the reverse:

State a: Perfect die

State b: Faint clashing visible as a light line connecting the upper leaf to the left wing

This information came from thee link above which is the digital version of their recently printed book.

-MV

I had an interesting conversation with Gerry Fortin today. Basically I was complaining how Heritage's Seated dollar selection has been nothing but crap lately. He attributed it to their increased fees and that he and Great Collections were eating their lunch for them.
Though I haven't purchased from Gerry yet, I agreed with him on GC and Heritage. Ian has had a great selection of beautiful Seated coins over the last 6 months, perhaps even over the last year. I have purchased some of my most beautiful coins from GC.
While with Heritage, it seems to me that the quality has continued to decline. Take a look at their sld selection for the signature auction at the end of March. All but maybe 1 or 2 coins are junk.

I'm in the EF-45 crowd. Nice thick skin, but having a hard time from the images picturing exactly what the toning looks like.


I have looked at his website several times recently. I wish he had better pictures/images of his inventory as he has some interesting pieces listed. I just can't get a feel for the toning.

This one is graded au-55. It's important to note that 45's are notorious for their poor strikes. Throwing graders a vicious curve ball.