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Pillar of the Community
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My best effort with a tough batch of coins. Great contest!
1 - XF45
2 - AU50 details
3 - XF40
4 - AU50 details
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Pillar of the Community
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This obviously is a tough contest!
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Hmm... #1: AU-55 with weak strike, #2: AU details, #3: AU-58, #4: AU-55 details There is too much detail in the hair on all of these for me to go any lower than AU on all of these unless my grading on early coppers is way off.  Wow, the responses are all over the place now that I look... When this contest is over, I wonder if CarrsCoins will chime in with his analysis... |
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Fun contest - I'll get in under the deadline.
#1 - XF45
#2 - XF40 details
#3 - XF45
#4 - AU50
I as well hope to hear CarrsCoins views.
Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Thank you to all who participated! I realize this was a pretty tough challenge. Before I post the "answers" I would like to note that all four examples are STRUCK COUNTERFEITS. The genuine source coin was a highly tooled/ repaired 1798 S-158 variety large cent that has been documented in my continuing research. So the entire slab of each example and grade is as follows:     I will review the responses and announce the "winner" shortly! |
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despite having seen these exact coins before, read your article on them, and knowing the source of the post I was still half way through grading them before it clicked. these are some scary good fakes.
for anyone looking for a tell - there is a dig at the bust tip that is on all of the coins. another tell is the damage above TY in liberTY present on all of these examples.
thanks for sharing Jack!
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12/14/2022 7:25 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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OK, looks like nfine and nickelsearcher tied with 1 right answer each! So, for a runoff they have the opportunity to guess the TPG grade of the 5th example:   |
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Pillar of the Community
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I'll say example #5 is graded AU-53.
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Wow - a runoff and I'm a lucky participant.  Let's save the suspense - I'm at AU55 for the tiebreaker.  |
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 OK, gonna go with the closest which makes nfine the ultimate winner! Where else can you go to win a contest with one correct answer- tough contest! nfine please email me your shipping address for your prize! |
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And as promised, the "prize" from my Dark Side Collection- could make a contest out of this one too  ...  Thanks again to all who viewed and participated!!! Edited by burfle23
12/16/2022 06:53 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Email sent, thank you for the fun contest!
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Congrats nfine. Thanks for having the contest burfle23 it was fun and interesting. John1 |
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Congratulations to nfine, and thanks to burfle23 for the education on these coins and fun contest.  Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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