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Pillar of the Community
United States
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looks like it's been cleaned. maybe AU 50
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Rest in Peace
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Sho' 'nuff, short stuff, NICE DDR!  for closeup! Those light scratches, harsh cloth used at some point, but still AU 53 maybe?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sweet coin, love the DDR ! Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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 United States
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Thanks for all your grades!  The scratch is a minor thing for me, but I was curious how it would affect net grade. I'm more than happy with the die state of this coin, particularly on the reverse where a lot of the DDR details remain. Quote:
looks like it's been cleaned. maybe AU 50 With coin in-hand, you might feel differently.  The "hairlines" the coin shows are all random, quite different in appearance from a deliberate brushing/whizzing to create "luster". The single LED light and my sharp lens tends to pick out marks that appear parallel, but when you turn the coin in the light it's clear the marks are random in every direction. |
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United States
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Nice pick-up. Definite doubling seen in e pluribus and I believe I see the classic 4 legs extending down. Plenty of luster remaining. High AU details but background surfaces would make in lower.
You can still cherry pick these. I found one undetected in a PCGS holder a few years ago! Had to send back in twice to PCGS to finally get the proper attribution.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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yes the hairlines go all over the place. but I was also looking at the crud by the date, in folds of the dress,rays of the sun, the hairlines may have been caused by a Q-tip. not saying its a bad coin. just what I think. hope I am wrong
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02/16/2017 10:45 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks...I'll take a look at the crud in the date. I do think my picture doesn't give the most accurate impression of this coin, but I shot it to capture as much detail as possible for grading. Perhaps I'll take a few other shots to give a better look at the fields. Edited by Thulium
02/16/2017 10:51 pm
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United States
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Not related to grading, but here's a detail of the doubling on E Pluribus Unum--shot at a low lighting angle to bring out detail  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Looks at least, AU-55 maybe even higher in hand.
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks for the grade--it does look better in hand, my pictures don't really capture it. |
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Rest in Peace
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Thulium! What I was waiting for, wasn't disappointed! Wonderful 2Xl  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU-55, nice variety, congrats.
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United States
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Here's another shot, to show some of the surfaces. The coin has a lot of luster and not too much die wear, which I'm happy about! Thanks for all your grades!  Edited by Thulium
02/17/2017 5:04 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Easy AU55 for me. Excellent cherry-pick! |
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