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roach Valued Member United States 364 Posts	Posted 05/19/2026 10:11 pm Hi all, I recently acquired an 1844 O Half Dime and was researching what mine might grade and came upon this coin .......Guess the grade Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73579 Posts	Posted 05/20/2026 12:25 am I'll guess Fine. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
ArrowsAndRays Pillar of the Community United States 1653 Posts	Posted 05/20/2026 09:53 am Pretty beat, maybe F details. Large O. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18627 Posts	Posted 05/20/2026 10:37 am F15 Report this Post to the Staff
psuman08 Pillar of the Community United States 1747 Posts	Posted 05/20/2026 2:27 pm Fine details Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36415 Posts	Posted 05/20/2026 3:39 pm Fine details, ED and scratch. Report this Post to the Staff
roach Valued Member United States 364 Posts	Posted 05/21/2026 11:15 am PCGS graded this coin a STRAIGHT VF 20......what amazes me is that all the huge clear scratches and what I can only assume is environmental damage this coin graded out.....Any ideas why? It IS a rare date.....but If I had sent this in to NGC it would have graded out as Fine details Scratched , environmental damage AND cleaned I am sure. So what gives ? Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36415 Posts	Posted 05/21/2026 1:28 pm Amazing what gets passed as straight and what gets details now. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18627 Posts	Posted 05/21/2026 3:07 pm i dont think they would have detailed it ED. they would have just took all that grime as just that. which I think it is. having only a minute to assess a coin they probably missed all the scratches. theres no doubt in my mind that someone attempted to clean this up as it was probably worse than this. maybe it was end of the day and just sent it through. its a pretty bad mess up imo. one reason why I dont slab. I've only graded a few coins over the 60 years I collected. one was my 09S VDB as I wanted it authenticated. it came back genuine XF scratched. there is one tiny scratch on the obv field you cant even see in hand. I was ticked about that one. Report this Post to the Staff
GERMANICVS Pillar of the Community Germany 1849 Posts	Posted 05/22/2026 09:38 am That is Interesting example. Are the reverse dark spots (looks like corrosion?) as pronounced as they look in the photo? If I may, I have an example too, raw. Seems very similar minus the dark spots. Based on yours I would call mine VF20 as well. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 05/22/2026 3:31 pm Quote: If I may, I have an example too, raw. Seems very similar minus the dark spots. Based on yours I would call mine VF20 as well. I really like that circulation cameo. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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