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Valued Member
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What a neat and original coin! I'll go with XF-40. There seems to be a decent bit of wear on the hair and feathers though, so I wouldn't be shocked if they graded it at VF-35.
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Pillar of the Community
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There seems to be a decent bit of wear on the hair and feathers though The majority of these flat spots are attributed to strike. This coin exhibits even wear on all devices and fields. A lot of 1808's I see have little to no feather detail in the eagle's head and wings. This example is a fantastic long term hold. A two year type and the only overdate for type. Thanks for the edge pictures.  Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The chest drapery and hair detail tells me EF-40. Great eye appeal on this one.
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New pics are perfect. Thx for adding them!
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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Pillar of the Community
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EF-40/45
Would you happen to have a pic of before the soak...courious...?
Great pick up!
smat
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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the stars still have their center points on them and the date is quite sharp as well as the detail on the top of the cap and lower hair. definitely a weak obv strike. the reverse letters are quite sharp as well as the leaves and the 50C. to me the coin is sharper than XF. there appears to be some residual yellow gunk still visible the left wing to the head and a few rim bumps on the reverse
personally I think its in the AU50 range but I think it would grade XF45
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Valued Member
United States
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@jacrispies and whoever else is willing to lend some help, I'm relatively new to grading some of these early bust coins, specifically in higher grades. With that said, how do you tell the difference between apparent "wear" that is attributable to strike vs. actual wear from circulation? For instance, I just looked today at this 1827 Capped Bust half dollar on ebay today ( https://www.ebay.com/itm/3045703764..._Auction=1), and I was unsure of how to grade it, based on what looked like some flatness in the eagle wingtips. What sort of grade might you assign to this coin? Thank you all for your help, as I'd love to learn more about grading these early bust halves! |
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Pillar of the Community
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CoinEnthusiast- no worries, happy to help. Your best bet is to start your own topic so it can get the proper attention.
That 1827 half dollar has a very good strike, which is usual for the halves dated 1827. I see very slight wear across the devices, and a possible cleaning. I would say AU-55 details.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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how do you tell the difference between apparent "wear" that is attributable to strike vs. actual wear from circulation? this series is one where it takes a lot of grading skills to determine strike vs wear and is not a series imo that a novice should jump into until they are fairly proficient in grading them that being said, one of the best ways is to look at the highest devices on the coin as they are the least recessed in the die and should be better struck up. when I look at these I almost always ignore the flat spots and just look at the high devices. Stars, top of cap, date & lower hair on the obv and leaves, shield, denomination and lettering of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA look at those areas on this coin and go back and regrade it. pretty much ignore everything else. its a good starting point on grading these. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A wonderful find! I'd buy as a 40 but want to sell it as a 45. It is probably closer to a 45.
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Valued Member
United States
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Thank you both for explaining a little bit of what goes into grading these beauties. As I'm still learning, I'll probably rely on this board for some advice on grading bust halves as they get into the XF or higher range. Again, thank you!
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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Can't argue with 35. Either way, a sharp coin.
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