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Rest in Peace
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I'm in the AU camp, 58 possibly, but like Mike I see an MS no rub reverse but the four bottom stars on right just aren't right, doesn't appear to be rubs, too worn down, suspect weak strike(?) most likely a filled die.
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Pillar of the Community
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The mintmark looks "odd" to me.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Jim, with a little adjusting of the contrast on your photo the luster will show better. I took the liberty of editing your photos. No doubt the coin is MS.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The coin has AU sharpness. My take is that the coin was cleaned with a fine abrasive, like baking soda. I would avoid this piece. The 1875-S Twenty Cent Piece is a common coin, even in Mint State. |
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Thanks IGE! The coin certainly looks better in hand. I'll post the results later tonight.
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote:My take is that the coin was cleaned with a fine abrasive, like baking soda. I would avoid this piece. The 1875-S Twenty Cent Piece is a common coin, even in Mint State. That was my feeling as well. |
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Pillar of the Community
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The surfaces look questionable to me as well, so I'd venture AU Details.
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Bedrock of the Community
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i think its in the MS63/64 range.
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Pillar of the Community
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In ANACS vernacular I'm thinking AU-50 Details - Cleaned. PG
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Valued Member
United States
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I think ANACS was close on this one. Of course I was hoping for a little more. My pictures really didn't do the coin justice. I do appreciate all the comments.  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I know it's strange, but I'd rather have a 58. The only way a mint state coin gets down to 60 is if it's really been through the mill.
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Pillar of the Community
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Not surprised. I didn't see any rub on the usual areas.
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't think that PCGS would grade this coin. The way NGC goes, it could be touch and go. The original mint surfaces have been impaired with an abrasive now matter how you try to view it. Here is what a dipped white Twenty Cent Piece should look like. Sorry can't post images any more. What hosting site do you ues? |
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Pillar of the Community
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@Bill, You cannot us photobuckit anymore. They are holding your pictures for ransom. Bobby posted about it a couple weeks ago. You can upload pictures directly to this site and leave out the degenerate middle man.
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Bedrock of the Community
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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.com |
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