1844 Half Eagle In NGC Slab: Grade Opinions And Comments Please! - Page 2

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BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 01/24/2025 2:47 pm MS61 sounds like a market correct grade for that piece, it's a nice coin. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
ArrowsAndRays Pillar of the Community United States 1653 Posts	Posted 01/24/2025 3:27 pm MS - mint state - should mean as clean as first minted. That coin has so many bumps and hits, in my opinion, it's mid-AU. Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 01/24/2025 3:33 pm Quote: That coin has so many bumps and hits, in my opinion, it's mid-AU. Bumps and hits don't make a mint state coin AU, only wear can do that. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18645 Posts	Posted 01/25/2025 09:24 am i don't get the comments that the coin is MS but the hits would downgrade the coin to AU. hits/marks etc. would not override that the fact that the coin is still MS. its either uncirculated or not. there is not apparent wear on the coin so the coin must fall in the 60+ range. it would lower the MS grade and MS61 is correct for this one. Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7008 Posts	Posted 01/26/2025 9:44 pm hasn't 48 hours past yet.....? Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 01/27/2025 07:49 am A picture of the slab was not posted. The OP posted later in this thread that NGC graded it MS61. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36678 Posts	Posted 01/27/2025 12:37 pm Rubbing on the high points I think would keep this one out of the MS category. Report this Post to the Staff
Jimbo48 Valued Member United States 250 Posts	Posted 01/27/2025 2:48 pm I am thinking an AU grade. I don't know how the grading service will consider the small dings/scratches as a potential excuse to downgrade to XF. Nice coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6383 Posts	Posted 04/09/2026 04:25 am Thought I'd add a follow-up to this post. Here is an 1844 half eagle from Heritage, graded NGC MS-64. It has the identical die scratch between stars 2 & 3 as my coin. It also shows the earlobe punch like my coin; I see this is not a constant feature for 1844 half eagles since many examples on Heritage don't have it. I'm aware of two other Liberty Half Eagle dates that show similar punch marks: the 1851-C (I have one!) and the 1876-S (still looking). I don't know why these punch marks are present on these coins. Anyone have any informed input? Just wondering! Report this Post to the Staff
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