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1898 Liberty V Nickel Raw Opinions

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 Posted 09/19/2021  10:09 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add panzaldi to your friends list
tough call. this is one best assessed in hand. the hazy appearance could be hiding broken luster or even signs of circulation. either AU58 or MS63 depending on whats under the haze. I'm leaning AU58. any unbroken luster under that would preclude it imo from MS64
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 Posted 09/19/2021  11:09 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list
Beautiful coin. I'm in the AU-58 or MS-64 camp as well.
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 Posted 09/19/2021  12:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Oldfordman to your friends list
MS64
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 Posted 09/20/2021  12:09 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ty2020b to your friends list
Will post in hand pics when it arrives. Decided to take a risk and purchased it, seller accepted my offer.
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 Posted 09/23/2021  12:51 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ty2020b to your friends list
Coin came in today. Luster is much better in hand than sellers pics. 2 heavier tics at the temple and chin, along with a few smaller hits to the fields. Fair amount of die polishing to the bust (cheek and neck), but only a couple evident in the fields. All in all I'm happy at $120. Solid MS63/64 IMO.

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 Posted 09/23/2021  9:28 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ty2020b to your friends list
Guess I should have said "thoughts with new pics?"
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 Posted 09/23/2021  10:45 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add fortcollins to your friends list
EMDS dies, and as noted lots of die polishing. Just a few small dings. I'm at MS-64. The reverse makes MS-65, but I think the obverse dings and slight cabinet rub cap it at 64.

The reverse die is interesting. It is acid washed (note the pitting on the devices), as well as heavily polished. There may be slight doubling on the first "A" of AMERICA.

Keep an eye on the obverse spot between the third star and the rim. It isn't an issue yet, but it's worth watching.

Really nice coin.
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 Posted 09/23/2021  11:52 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add numismatic student to your friends list
Agree it is really close to gem. Beauty.
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 Posted 09/24/2021  12:10 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add JasonKflo to your friends list
I will say MS-64 I love it.
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 Posted 09/24/2021  06:41 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Jaobler to your friends list
Beautiful and lustrous. Few contact marks and fields are pristine. MS-64, maybe a notch higher.
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 Posted 11/14/2021  1:06 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ty2020b to your friends list
Just got this one back from grading. MS64 as most suspected.


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 Posted 11/14/2021  1:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add numismatic student to your friends list
Congratulations!
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 Posted 11/14/2021  1:28 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add NumismaticsFTW to your friends list
That's a great looking coin!
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 Posted 11/14/2021  2:54 pm  Show Profile   Check Zurie's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Zurie to your friends list
Congrats--the seller's pics definitely didn't help him!
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 Posted 11/14/2021  9:16 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ty2020b to your friends list

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Congrats--the seller's pics definitely didn't help him!


Thanks. Agreed, and I'm ok with that I've bought a couple from this seller that looked much better in hand and came out ahead, so no complaints there.
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