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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm looking for grade opinions on this 1875S Twenty Cent Piece. I'm also looking for any opinions on resale value. Thanks for any and all comments.   |
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Valued Member
United States
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Hard to tell from the picture. It appears to have been saved at a very low jpeg quality, which makes the coin appear to be a fake. Note how each of the stars on the obverse has a different shape. Try saving the picture at a higher jpeg quality, which will increase the file size, but give us a better view of what the coin really looks like.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1031 Posts |
I just weighed it and it is exactly 5.0 grams just as it should be. I had to save the file so it was under 100k so it would upload. I'm still learning the picture thing.
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Valued Member
United States
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Based on the picture, you have a VF-20 coin there. As you know, 20 cent pieces are very desirable. Retail price would be around $160, and wholesale about $120.
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Valued Member
United States
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Yep, VF-20 for sure. Although the lightness of color leads me to think it may be cleaned.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think the lighting in the photo is terrible. If the photo truly represents the coin, then it has been overdipped and cleaned poorly. Choice VF details.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree that the lighting is making things tough and gives the appearance of a dipped or cleaned coin. The threshold on the Twenty Cent Piece is much different because of the raised Liberty. I think this coin is a VF-30 or maybe a VF-35; a weak strike on the reverse (common) probably holds it back a little. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Agree that the lighting is poor and it looks harshly cleaned. Even with that said, I disagree with everyone else. I dont see how there is any chance it would grade less than a full XF-40 details. "Liberty" is full, the eagles feather detail is also full. Even a chance at AU. There are some weakness in the reverse lettering, but I am guessing it is strike related. Here are a couple VF-25 examples: http://cgi.ebay.com/Key-Date-1875-S...em5adea749c1http://cgi.ebay.com/1875-S-LIBERTY-...em45f892ca26not even close. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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VF-30 details...harshly cleaned...net VF20
anyone notice the obv 2 oclock overflow error
also check for s over s variety...could make this coin much more valuable....GOOD LUCK!
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Rest in Peace
United States
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The seller's picture hides the cleaning a lot more than yours did. I would guess though that the cleaning is old and has retoned somewhat. I stand by my XF-40 assessment. Here is mine for comparison, it was graded AU-53 by ANACS.   |
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Posted 02/10/2011 12:41 am
