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Valued Member
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Thanks in advance as always!   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Very nice, original looking AU-55.
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Moderator
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I like the toning.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like an AU coin.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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i believe this coin was improperly stored resulting in the surfaces we see here making it difficult to determine if the coin has seen any circulation. I have no idea how anyone can see whats under that
i think the coin could be AU55 or as high as MS64. thats a big difference so if it was mine I would give her a good soak in 100% acetone to see if she cleans up a little.
if you do, repost the results
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Valued Member
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Great call, soak is underway! I'll take some pictures after.
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Valued Member
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After an overnight soak in acetone.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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well, I think it removed the organics and brought out the surfaces. looks like a fingerprint at K3 obv. I am not seeing any signs of circulation however the surfaces are still not 100% to determine that. I think it looks better now though. whats left I believe is staining from the stored environment. she may have been chemically cleaned like I originally thought but i'll give her the benefit of the doubt.
the 94(S) are known for sharp bold strikes. the breast is a tad weak as is the hair around the ear.
here is my assessment based on the 4 components. surface preservation is weighted double. I've used this for years which I put in a spreadsheet. I dont think I've ever posted this before but it creates consistency in grading. it can be used for really any MS coin. if anyone wants the matrix just send my an email.
surface preservation 7 out of 10
strike 4 out of 5
luster 3 out of 5
eye appeal 3 out 5
on my grading scale its a 17 which equates to MS62
here's my scale
5 to 12.99 MS60
13 to 13.99 MS61
14 to 17.49 MS62
17.5 to 18.99 MS63
19 to 20.49 MS64
20.5 to 21.99 MS65
22 to 22.99 MS66
23 to 23.99 MS67
24 to 24.49 MS68
25.5 to 24.99 MS69
25 MS70
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Bedrock of the Community
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55 sounds right.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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