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1887-S Seated Dime For Grading.

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 Posted 04/05/2024  3:36 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add otto to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I just got this coin. It has scaly toning, especially the obverse. It's not porous. I think this might rise to the level of ED, but I'm not sure.

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 Posted 04/05/2024  4:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Please explain what you mean by "scaly".
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 Posted 04/05/2024  5:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add paralyse to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
End-stage toning

Not sure if it would be ED but there do appear to be scratches in the right obverse field.
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 Posted 04/05/2024  5:52 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add otto to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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Please explain what you mean by "scaly".


I think I've heard the term "fish scales" used. They look mostly translucent until you zoom in with a loop.
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VF-25 and might be a details coin. Very dark tone and the scratches are an issue.
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I'll sit this one out. Every time I look at it I come up with a different opinion.
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 Posted 04/05/2024  10:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Errers and Varietys to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
VF, possibly details.
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It looks VF to me too. ED is close at hand and hard to determine in these images.
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I'm going with XF details (ED) I think the coin was improperly stored for while. there are quite a few scratches under that toning. shes low on the eye appeal scale as well
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