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Pillar of the Community
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I'm not a Jefferson grader either, Thulium. My estimated grade is nothing more than a WAG.
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It'd be pushing it to say a 40, too much wear on the high areas, hair,Monticello. So I'm now looking at certified coins on Heritage. From what I see on a slew of certified VF20-30 grades, no pediment outline remains(that triangular portion on Monticello)  . I do appreciate all the grading opinions, but I'm seeing more detail on Monticello than dictated by VF grades. To show you what I'm seeing--here's a run down on pediment detail by grade--from certified coins. The coins I've selected are averages of what I saw and roughly match the pictures on Photograde.VF20
VF30 EF40 EF45 Back to the coin in question.  Since I'm seeing a pediment outline and window detail, I suspect in-hand it will grade better. I'll post good pictures when it arrives--thanks again!   Edited by Thulium
03/10/2017 5:26 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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That vf20 example looks as if it has an RPM.
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Bedrock of the Community
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That vf20 example looks as if it has an RPM. Yep--I believe it's a D/D on the holder.  Edited by Thulium
03/10/2017 4:36 pm
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Rest in Peace
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Thulium, according to your posted pix, I stand by my first response, VF-35, would be a push to get 40. Loss of detail on Monticello brings it down half a grade.  also, takes both sides, the front is a 30-35, so even if the back is 35-40, combined total = VF-35 Edited by Crazyb0
03/10/2017 6:19 pm
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Crazyb0 That's fine--I respect your opinion. On further analysis using Photograde, I suspect the coin will present more details when it arrives. One last thing--details I noticed in the obverse. Overall, the coin shows well-defined rims/legends, is relatively free of knocks and I suspect luster remains in protected areas. Now, compared to obverses from Photograde, this coin has some mice hairline details. But we'll see what it grades in-hand.  Edited by Thulium
03/10/2017 6:52 pm
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Rest in Peace
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I'll be waiting too, curious. Without the coin in hand isn't easy to grade. Yours is a whole lot better than my best, for sure, do like the letter details and clean fields!  |
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You guys are driving me nuts . I'm going with my first call when I looked at the photos , EF-40 .  |
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I'm going with my first call when I looked at the photos , EF-40 Also my first take--when it arrives, I'll post good pics. |
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I'm no expert here for sure, but somehow this coin just doesn't say "EF" to me.
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Thanks all for your grades! When it arrives, I'll take better pictures to grade by. |
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one thing is for sure; not full steps
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