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Pillar of the Community
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WOW!  58. |
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I'm not seeing wear or a cleaning, I''ll go MS62 with amazing eye appeal!  "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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I'll say AU-58 on this insanely gorgeous coin! |
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I have a feeling that this coin is a slightly weak strike. The eagle's eyebrow and leading edges of the wings are a little flat, but other high points do not show flat areas anywhere near as much. For this reason, I will say AU58. I really like the toning, perhaps a TPG may not. From a distance it would tend to look dark. |
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Gorgeous coin, AU 58.
But what's up with the "S" in states?
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AU55, I think there is wear on the claws and hair
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morgandude - the link didnt show me a coin directly. Which coin were you referring to? I'm not him, but perhaps I'm one or two steps removed? I bought it from what I believe to be just a collector, not a dealer, on another board. Here is the coin (with the correct attribution as listed by morgandude).. Perhaps I should consider the reconsideration policy at PCGS for the OGH's on this one.. Need to get the loupe out to see if there is any real wear.  |
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AU53?  |
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AU 53 seems conservative, but it's eye appeal speaks for itself.
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Good candidate for a re-grade or CAC. Assuming PCGS didn't miss it completely and that it is circulated, AU58 would seem to be the correct grade.
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I mentioned that the leading edges of the wings and the eyebrow of the eagle were flat areas, most probably the result of a weak strike. However I did not see this extent of flat spotting in other areas, and that was behind my reasoning for the weak strike; only those two areas were so affected to this extent.
It seems to me that PCGS saw those flat spot areas as wear, not a weak strike, and so their AU53.
I can't help thinking that PCGS got this one slightly wrong.
In one sense, their opinion is just like ours: it is just an opinion, and most of us here should be aware of the same grading standards we supposed to be recognizing.
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10/11/2013 5:26 pm
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I would buy that coin for 53 money all day if a dealer was foolish enough to sell it to me.
Great example of a crack out and re-submit.
It doesn't surprise me. PCGS was more conservative back then.
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