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Pillar of the Community
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Very nicely done. NGC gave it a 40. I was think more like 45 myself. Anyone ever send anything to CAC? It's got such nice eye appeal I'm thinking it might be a good candidate.
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i dont know if the $150 retail spread between 40 and 45 is worth the chance...if you were thinking it would grade up to AU50 its worth the time and energy but chances are not in your favor with the poorly struck stars and some of the other contact marks...I'm not sure they would give it the +5
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Honestly, at XF40 this might just be a good CAC candidate, not to mention the coin fits the demographic of those for whom a green bean is relevant.
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Nice coin! Great one to add to the collection:)
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I never grade coins so I wouldn't take my opinion. lol. but I tried grading this one before looking at other opinions to keep my opinion unbiased. I came up with VF35  |
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Rest in Peace
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VF-20 if not lower by actual wear rather than purely 'diagnostics'...these were struck very hard in some areas and the presence of certain features didn't mean it didn't take a lot of wear. It's not anywhere close to an EF coin IMO.
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XF40 and a nice one too!  Edited by oih82w8
09/19/2012 08:25 am
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Edited by dsfreeworld
09/19/2012 10:02 am
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I had put this one at around VF-35. IMO, I think it will be unlikely this coin will receive a CAC sticker or get bumped up if you resubmit. Nice pickup!
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Note that this coin is very strongly struck in the 'key diagnostic areas'. That's the main reason it warrants a lower literal 'wear' grade but could get a bump to 25 or 30 because it looks nice. There are often XF coins with some luster that have less detail in the 'key areas' than this coin but sometimes....the feathers on the eagle will be all there all the way down to Fine.
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As on O mint, those usually had poor strikes. Based on that XF40 or even 45 looks about right to me.
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As far as this specific O mint date for this denomination (while you're generally correct), that hasn't been my experience. I've seen a lot of these really sharply struck with the 1871, 1872, and 1873 P mints having a lot of weakness. Almost a slight difference in design. There are a few Seated dollar dates that come with the hammer strike more often, and then the rest usually are weak. |
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Xf40, send it to cac and see what they say.
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