This half dollar has me on the fence. I've had it awhile and have gone back to it a few times. I would be interested in what others think.
The obvious issues that I see are the two scratches that I have tried to show in closeups. A semi-circle at the rim on the obverse and the diagonal scratch on the bottom right of the reverse. Both look old to me.
In general, to me it doesn't have great eye appeal. On the other hand it wasn't born yesterday.
A few of the stars seem to have doubling and maybe the date as well. I'm very weak in this area.
My estimate at grading would be F15 details.
In my opinion, without the above issues it's a fairly valuable coin. Maybe $180-200. With the issues I'm not sure what it might bring.
Appreciate any thoughts to help me off the fence.
[Sorry - it would probably help if I clarified that I'm on the fence about whether or not the coin has significant value over melt. For example, the scratches might not be seen as terribly intrusive to the overall design]
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