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Agree with XF-40. Not sure I would detail it for a scratch ... possibly would for an old cleaning.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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In the left obverse field I see an "X" shaped set of marks, and a large "U" shaped mark and a "V" shaped mark(s). I have seen a lot of marks and they do not look like this from random hits. Also, the field is discolored. The devices are brown but the fields are grey and unnatural. The face and neck have lots of tiny hits. Again unlike bag marks. Too small and busy. I see this when I enlarge the obverse image on my phone.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.comEdited by numismatic student
01/20/2017 07:29 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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This is a recolor job, but not terribly unattractive. Low XF sharpness as the others stated. The nicks and dings are circulation and handling wear and would not result in a TPG details grade in my opinion; the uneven recolor/retoning would probably kick it for altered surfaces. I would leave it raw and enjoy it as a decent looking XF Half Cent. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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XF-40, I think it looks very attractive.
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EF-45 straight. Very attractive example.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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The "market grade" says EF-40 to me. There are some issues that should be mentioned if you grade it any higher, and it's worth EF-40 money.
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Thanks for all the opinions! I was in the VF-35 XF-40 range.
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