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 Posted 11/20/2011  6:41 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add wert to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi guys

I hear everyone grading lots of coins, well guess what, I am lost when it comes to grading anything....NOW, the coin below (1943 Tombac)I would grade as VF...Am I way off...?

Thanks

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11/20/2011 9:36 pm
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 Posted 11/20/2011  6:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SHAFTA9a to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
EF-45, maybe AU with better pictures.
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Wow SHAFTA9a....Was I ever off...!
Shows you how much I know (or don't know) about grading coins.Sorry about the bad scans...
So EF, I presume means extremely Fine...Correct...?
So AU means what...?
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 Posted 11/20/2011  7:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add staircase to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hi Wert, nice coin. EF is about right. AU stands for Almost Uncirculated. When you go shopping at ebay, you'll notice a lot of sellers using BU, which stands for Brilliant - Uncirculated.
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Thanks staircase...Learning more and more every time I ask a question, hope it doesn't bug people...?
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Don't worry about that, everyone has questions from time to time!
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 Posted 11/21/2011  3:57 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add motoryoda to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Wert - Do you have a picture of the other side?
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Here's a site... and there others on the Internet to help you with grading and terminology.
Hope this helps.
http://www.coinoisseur.com/GradingCoins.html#COIN GRADES

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11/22/2011 11:21 am
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The reverse looks great BUT you need a photo of BOTH sides in order to give an accurate grade. The grade comes from the lesser of the two sides not the better. Do you have a photo of the obverse?
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Looks like it's been wiped/cleaned.
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