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Pillar of the Community
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Before I read the other posts, 45 to 50 John1  |
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AU50'ish
(And it's an 1856, not 1846 as titled.)
Edited by westernsky
06/27/2020 9:28 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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I think this one is AU-55 with some strike weakness.
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Fantastic Dahlonega coin!
Soft central strike, with better peripheral strike. The peripheral details are AU-53 obverse, AU-55 reverse. Tough call between those two grades.
I could see PCGS making a contact mark / eye appeal adjustment to AU-53 here, but my instincts tell me this should land at AU-55, and likely would trade there on a bourse floor.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Barely gets away with no comments, due to the number of detracting dings, wear consistent with
EF-45.
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Canada
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I have to agree with Sel_69.
I can see this coin straight grading, but to call it AU would involve ignoring all the distracting marks on this coin.
EF-40 or EF-45
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Pillar of the Community
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AU-55 Southern branch mint soft strike.
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Here is the answer  Recently graded and new to the market. I purchased the first day it was offered for sale to the public. |
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I was gonna guess xf45, should have considered the branch mint soft strikes. Nice pickup those are hard to find.
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I also saw this coin on Douglas Winter's site and was somewhat tempted. Originality is very nice. The obverse strike seems weaker than average for this date but eye appeal is solid. Congrats on your new acquisition!
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In most cases, and with smaller diameter gold coins generally, need less striking pressure. 90% Gold is softer than 90% silver.
It was only with the larger St Gaudens 20's that business strikes required more than one strike, partly due to their size, and partly due to the height of the relief.
To the best of my knowledge, the Coronet 5's did not require as close attention to striking pressure; the design in this regard was OK, and the smaller diameter made striking easier.
Worn dies maybe a cause for less detail, but less likely striking pressure with Half Eagles.
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Posted 06/27/2020 3:44 pm
