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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i was watching this auction today. Got a bit too high for me to try and buy it for resale. The obverse has some strange splotchy color variations. reverse looked nice except for one spot of verdigris. Sharpness of xf-45 I would say. E-bay bucks bring price down for you?
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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It sure did. I thought this was the nicest of the many coins this seller was liquidating. I also bid on the regular slanted 1855 which had nicer surfaces but a heavy rim ding. That one was just outside my reach. I bid 88 cents less than the winner so I could have git it if I had bid $1 more. This one.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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i would have begged off the second one due to the rim bump. I think it would have detailed (ED) for that
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3402 Posts |
Knobby I 'd go EF45...on the'55 I would not have bought it.
KK
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd say XF-45 on the one you bought, very nice!
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11920 Posts |
My example looks to have less wear than the NGC graded example imho.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3166 Posts |
saw the other 1855 coin but did not like the rim ding. The coin Kanga showed had a bit more wear especially on reverse but I think the uniform nice brown color is better.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1959 Posts |
Would be glad I didn't win the second one. Rim bump makes it details imo.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3402 Posts |
NS...Your knobby is much better than the NGC...but yours is not an AU...the NGC s/b an EF40. Don't believe the slab.
KK
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11920 Posts |
I wouldn't grade the NGC coin at XF. Perhaps high VF.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I wouldn't grade the NGC coin at XF. Perhaps high VF. way too much detail in the hair, lower curl, leaves and overall sharpness of the coin to hold it to VF. of course you can grade your coin where you feel comfortable with it |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Like fortcollins said, the knob in the obverse is raised which protects the central obverse features. The reverse of the NGC coin gives a better indication of wear and all the leaves in the wreath are worn flat, not something you expect from an XF coin. The surfaces look dull like they've been sandpapered.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Your photos reveal more of the coloration. The obverse issues sure look like chemical reaction from liquid dripping on the surface. It definitely hurts eye appeal, but it's retoning well and shouldn't detail it. IMHO, this one would be another example of the EF-48 technical grade that someday will appear. It looks just shy of AU. With the eye appeal issue, I'd hold at EF-45 net grade. Very good buy for that price.
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