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1828 Capped Bust Half Dollar For Grading

panzaldi

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14064 Posts

Posted Today 3H 57M ago

whomever the grader was, had very little knowledge of strikes on these. ridiculous grade

Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading

1972 P LWC FS-102 Lower Bu?

panzaldi

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Posted Today 4H 3M ago

I'm not an expert on DDO's either but after careful analysis I think your call of FS102 is probably accurate. lighting glare makes it difficult due to shadowing but its the closest variety to yours

Forum: US Modern Coin Grading

1848 Large Cent For Grading

panzaldi

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14064 Posts

Posted Yesterday 3:42 pm

close to VF25

Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading

1909 P Lincoln Wheat Cent

panzaldi

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Posted Yesterday 3:36 pm

KerryKz did you play with photo adjustments on this? the obverse photos just are not sharp enough. the first rev photos is angled, the next one is not in focus at all and the last obv photo is angled

do not use overhead iighting. shoot straight on from about 3" above coin. if using a phone enlarge it so that it fills the view finder. that may help

without better photos I'm in the XF45 to maybe AU53 box but thats about as close as I can get

Forum: US Modern Coin Grading

1887 Liberty Seated Quarter You Vs PCGS

panzaldi

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Posted Yesterday 11:39 am

big difference between in-hand and TV. in-hand shows a couple scratches on the obv right field. based on the reverse in-hand photos it looks MS but the obv has me on the bubble that it could be a slider

AU58 or MS63. I'm going with the reverse and say its MS63

Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading

1884 Seated Liberty Quarter For Grading

panzaldi

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14064 Posts

Posted Yesterday 11:32 am

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I feel like the TV make them seem so much darker and moodier than they really are.

this is why we dont like grading from TV's. you have no idea what the actual coin likes due to their photo setup. just look at your in-hand photos vs them

Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading

Question On Grading Darkened Coins

panzaldi

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Posted Yesterday 11:29 am

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I my self was just wondering if they are worth grading

there are 2 reasons to grade a coin

1. you have a rarer coin that needs authentication and preserved
2. you have a coin valued at $150 or more and you are planning on selling it

you have neither with the dime. I have no idea what 50c piece is worth the 42 is common coin with a mintage over 205mm an is worth a couple dollars.

it doesn't make sense unless a coin is worth $150 or more. most seasoned collectors dont even slab their coins due to the cost. you could expect to spend about $22 plus shipping/insurance per coin each way plus a subscription to a grading service. PCGS charges a minimum of $69 for a subscription. so you can see it really is not worth grading any average coin

Forum: US Modern Coin Grading

Walking Liberty Half Dollars (1946)

panzaldi

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Posted Yesterday 10:10 am

same look as your 41 so I'm more inclined to say they were from the source and were cleaned enough to detail both

EF/AU (details)

Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading

Walking Liberty Half Dollars (1941)

panzaldi

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14064 Posts

Posted Yesterday 10:08 am

VG details (old cleaning)

Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading

1880 O Morgan -Opinions

panzaldi

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14064 Posts

Posted Yesterday 09:58 am

MS62. I'm with Ty2020b regarding slabbing not worth it unless its 63 or higher. the chances this coin would grade at that is zippo

Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading

1887 Liberty Seated Quarter You Vs PCGS

panzaldi

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Posted Yesterday 09:53 am

the weaker obv strike is difficult to determine how much they would deduct for strike. the toning is nice and may add 1/2pt. always hate grading from TV"s though. I cant find any marks or hits on this coin that would warrant deductions. I think the TV grade would be MS66 and like coinfrog I drop it one for TV so MS65.

Jester if possible post in hand photos rather than TV or both for comparison is even better which helps for knowledge base

PCGS shows these numbers:

MS64 - 26
MS65 - 24
MS66 - 23

Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading

1884 Seated Liberty Quarter For Grading

panzaldi

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Posted Yesterday 09:39 am

I would be happy with a PR62 straight grade. I think the coin probably would have graded 63 however the surfaces are quite dull and the toning is not helping with the grade when it comes to eye appeal

nice call paralyse

Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading

Question On Grading Darkened Coins

panzaldi

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Posted Yesterday 09:32 am

i'll add that having the coin in hand helps as you can rotate the coin without the glare of lighting. it takes a lot of practice to be able to see through the toning to attempt to determine what the actual surfaces look like and if any luster remains. sometimes the toning is so heavy it pretty much impossible. the reverse of the mercury is pretty heavy and probably would be just a guess determining these surfaces. there may be luster under all of that. looks like there may be some luster on the obv but again it could be light glare. the high point of the devices are saying high AU or MS but this is coin you need to assess in hand. other than that oriole and sel_69l called it. personally I dont like toned coins as many end up like these over time. toning progresses over time and the way a coin is stored affects the progression. my guess is this coin was improperly stored for years most likely in a more humid environment.

Forum: US Modern Coin Grading

1938 LWC Proof For Grading

panzaldi

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Posted Yesterday 09:22 am

2foxy just an fyi. the chances of finding an impaired proof (circulated proof coin) is very slim. I've been collecting over 50 year and never have seen one however it would be good for knowledge to compare a real proof to this coin.

one of the biggest challenges with those starting in this hobby is learning how to determine if a coin has been cleaned or has PMD (post mint damage). polishing would be considered PMD as the value of the coin is pretty much destroyed for collector value whereas if a coin was cleaned it could still have a premium based on how it was cleaned and how bad it was. these coins would receive what is called a "details" designation.

best advice if you are starting to collect plug in here and go through some of the threads to find comments on a cleaned coin to see what responses are seeing on the coin to determine that. this can take years of looking at coins and even then its a challenge especially when grading from photos

Forum: US Modern Coin Grading

1938 LWC Proof For Grading

panzaldi

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Posted 03/24/2023 4:09 pm

2foxy. one tell tale sign of polishing is the coin looks like all the devices are melted. take this coin a place it beside any LWC and you will see that

Forum: US Modern Coin Grading

1920 Buffalo Nickel For Your Consideration

panzaldi

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Posted 03/24/2023 10:01 am

a little too much glare from lighting. nice strike on both sides. without better photos MS64 but I think if it looks this good in hand and the toning is consistent I think its a 65 depending on marks which could be obscured

Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading

1795 Flowing Hair Dollar

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Posted 03/24/2023 09:54 am

I'm going with VG8. two leaf variety

good buy jerry

flowing hairs are only going to increase in value

Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading

1919 Buffalo Nickel For Grading

panzaldi

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Posted 03/24/2023 09:41 am

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I'm laying in a hospital bed all doped up

you're probably as accurate as the TPG graders

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Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading

1848 One Cent How Much Is It Worth

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Posted 03/24/2023 09:33 am

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Despite the blurry image it seems odd to me that the crosslet on the 4 doesn't appear. Perhaps it's the images

i didnt catch that one but it does look like there is no crosslet. it could be a counterfeit but unable to confirm with these photos

Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading

1964 D Penny- What Grade Is This Coin?

panzaldi

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Posted 03/24/2023 09:29 am

even though the coin is 60 years old, the value of the coin is 1 cent with a mintage of 3,799,071,500 its a spender

if you just are curious how it would grade, its probably high XF or low AU

Forum: US Modern Coin Grading

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