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1913-S Wheat Penny Grading

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 Posted 12/30/2022  6:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list
Tough call. I'll say AU-58.
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 Posted 12/30/2022  7:03 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Caddis to your friends list
I checked and it looks like it was lint.
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 Posted 12/30/2022  10:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add paralyse to your friends list
13S is a tough pull in Unc.

This coin worries me. The obverse is exceptionally sharp for a 13S, particularly the date, which is almost always mushy, and IGWT is also exceptionally sharp. For a coin so sharp, the complete absence of luster is also worrisome.

I can't say why precisely but it feels "off" taken as a whole.



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 Posted 12/30/2022  10:26 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Caddis to your friends list
Thanks for the feedback. Admittedly the photo is not great and makes it flat. Here it is next to a well worn wheat.





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 Posted 12/30/2022  10:28 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add paralyse to your friends list
Yeah, that new photo is a great improvement. I'll go with Uncirculated as I see no signs of wear. The die cracks are an added bonus.
I don't know if it's been monkeyed with, though, as far as the surfaces go.

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 Posted 12/30/2022  10:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Caddis to your friends list
Thanks. How do I determine if the surface has been altered?
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 Posted 12/30/2022  11:02 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add paralyse to your friends list
Hard to tell by photos alone. I'm less concerned about the coin now that I have seen your more recent pics.
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 Posted 12/31/2022  01:59 am  Show Profile   Check Pacificoin's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Pacificoin to your friends list
Nice sharp coin !
Neat die crack reverse .
AU coin for sure !
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 Posted 12/31/2022  04:16 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add John1 to your friends list

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How do I determine if the surface has been altered?

Send to ANACS,but the value needs to be on a MS coin to really justify all costs involved in sending it in.http://m.numismedia.com/cgi-bin/coi...de2=pricesms
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 Posted 12/31/2022  11:12 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add T-BOP to your friends list
Well your first image of obverse does look a little off . And from that image it looks like it was lightly cleaned some time ago . The second photo shows some life to the coin . Well anyway nice reverse die cracks . Strike is right up there on both sides but the color haunts me . IMHO, MS-64 Details .
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 Posted 12/31/2022  12:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add IndianGoldEagle to your friends list
Looks AU-58 to me.
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 Posted 12/31/2022  12:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add BadThad to your friends list
I see no signs of wear in the given photos.

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 Posted 12/31/2022  1:21 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add panzaldi to your friends list
I'm not seeing any signs of circulation. the lack of full luster on a coin at this level tells me one of two things. one, it was lightly cleaned or two its not as high as MS64

MS64(details) or MS63 straight. I think the only way to tell for sure is to rotate the coin. if it was lightly cleaned I think it would pass.

I'm leaning towards MS63. color is tough on this one due to glare I'm going with BN. in any case this is a nice 13S
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 Posted 12/31/2022  3:35 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Caddis to your friends list
Thank you for the feedback.
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 Posted 01/01/2023  06:04 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add nickelsearcher to your friends list
Nice coin - hard to say from the photos if the surfaces are original.
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