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Pillar of the Community
United States
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AU-55
Where are you seeing damage?
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There seems to be an indent to the right of the 2.
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Pillar of the Community
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I am terrible with small Seated coinage in trying to decide if it is wear or a weak strike. I'd give her an AU53. |
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AU53 Details cleaned/Smoothed
"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'd call it AU Details - Improperly Cleaned. PCGS? AU50 or 53 is possible. It appears over-dipped rather than harshly cleaned and as such probably graded problem-free but would (should) sell at a discount price.
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I'd call it AU Details - Improperly Cleaned. PCGS? AU50 or 53 is possible. It appears over-dipped rather than harshly cleaned and as such probably graded problem-free but would (should) sell at a discount price. That. There's really dark crud clinging into the few areas it still reaches, and I think a mechanical cleaning would have turned the coin into a hairlines mess. Too "light" for the wear, as well. It ought to be a Details coin whether PCGS called it one or not. |
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I would guess xf45 possibly cleaned
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AU-50. 50/50 chance of a details grade IMO.
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PCGS graded it a problem free XF-40. It seems to have at least 45-53 details so my guess is that they net graded it to reflect the possible dipping. I won it for $30 so I think I got a fair deal.   |
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PCGS doesn't "net grade for details." I cannot imagine why they let this one pass. I simply cannot imagine it; it's so obvious even in imagery (and I rarely say I'm sure about anything just from imagery) that there is no doubt an amateur graded this one. Regardless of who signs his checks. Readers, this is not an original-surfaces coin, and regardless of what PCGS said do not believe a coin worn to XF level with surfaces this clean and homogenous to have original surfaces. Never. With that said, the price was pretty nice regardless of what it is.  |
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