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New Member
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Sorry that photo probably doesn't help either. I will take better and post as soon as I get back to the house..
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It's a nice looking CRH find. In order to evaluate FS or not we are going to need a much larger and sharper photo.
Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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I think the major ding on the left and the many dings along the bottom disqualify it as a FS. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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any marks crossing steps will eliminate it from full-step
even if it had full steps it would have to be MS67 in order to slab it due to costs. an MS66 might be $50 or so and the cost to first time slab w/PCGS would be over $100 with insurance & shipping both ways plus a subscription ($70) plus the cost of grading. the chance of finding a coin in circulation that is worth grading is pretty much nil.
there are two reasons to slab a coin
1. its a rare coin and you need to authenticate it
2. the value of the coin is over $150 and you are going to sell it
fill a hole in an album or spend it
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Pillar of the Community
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doesn't look FS to me, but larger view needed
note that many collectors don't worry about hits on the steps because FS is a measure of strike quality, something that does not change due to post-strike marks on the steps
said another way, I more highly value a nicely struck nickel with a hit on the steps than one with a poor strike and a hit elsewhere
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Pics are inconclusive.  to the CCF! |
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note that many collectors don't worry about hits on the steps because FS is a measure of strike quality, something that does not change due to post-strike marks on the steps So, let's say that the OPs' coin was a FS and it was sent to PCGS it would come back with a FS designation even with that big ding on the lower left of the steps? John1 |
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probably not, because for one such hit PCGS inexplicably subtracts not only from the grade but also from the strike quality, while the other TPGs handle it more logically
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@hag, your close-up pic of the stairs was, fine but I've blown it up a bit and rotated it to make it a bit easier for us to see. I agree that the couple circulation dings are going to be problematic.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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doesn't matter value wise if its FS or not. a 78D unless its 65 or higher is only worth about $1-2 more
Edited by panzaldi
04/16/2023 11:37 am
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