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Pillar of the Community
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Gem piece! I was going to call it at least 53 before I read the last post. Either those are rub marks on the reverse, or the eagle is flying into a hailstorm  |
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I am still learning about grading this but at least I was correct in interpreting strike weakness as opposed to wear on the obverse. Thank you for posting, johnny, it is a very nice coin.  |
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Nice coin, John !
Love that BOLD date !
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Gem piece! I was going to call it at least 53 before I read the last post.
Either those are rub marks on the reverse, or the eagle is flying into a hailstorm Yeah, there are some circ hairlines that my camera tends to magnify on the reverse..lol. If I did not own this coin nor the grade, I probably would have gone with AU-53 too. The obverse looks 55 to me, but the reverse brings it down a bit...though it still cartwheels pretty well. Folks tend to be pretty hard on slqs on this forum. I owned an ICG XF40 briefly that most folks graded F-15. Though I agree it was overgraded, it was not THAT overgraded. Edited by johnny54321
05/14/2014 7:02 pm
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23 S SLQ are known for soft strikes. The SLQ series is a TOUGH series to grade, much like Buffalo nickels. As there are dates/mm that are treated, almost like their own series within a series. I am at AU53. Would be a 55, but the detail in the wings is really soft on this one. NICE coin, by the way. |
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Very little wear, I would say AU-53, weaker strike here, common for these.
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Very nice coin!
I like it as an AU-50 and like you said the reverse probably held it back a bit.
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I like it a lot  tough date in greater than EF grades for sure. I'm going AU50-53 range. "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/140440Edited by westcoin
05/16/2014 1:55 pm
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 Johnny. after comparing this coin to mine, yours is definitely higher than an EF-45 grade. My 1923 S is graded EF-45 and shows more wear.   Edited by Moe145
05/16/2014 10:45 am
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Moe, you have a beautiful SLQ for the XF45 grade!! Wow! It does show more wear, but it looks to have stronger detail than mine to start with.
The details appear nice in many areas, with more obvious wear in others. I think the reason mine grades higher is due to luster, not detail....imho
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05/16/2014 11:12 am
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Let's have the results please, I'm dying to know! :)
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already stated. It graded AU50
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