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Valued Member
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50-58 ... MS strike but the dings bring it down ... if I know PCGS
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Pillar of the Community
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I see no wear but many scuffs, MS 61 to me.
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Pillar of the Community
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AU58 is what I'm calling it. NGC might have pushed it to 60/61. I'm still at 58 due to luster loss in the fields.
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Pillar of the Community
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First thought was AU-58
I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set | Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? |
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Bedrock of the Community
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This coin has significant luster loss in the fields which would suggest an AU-58 grade to me. However, the high points don't show any visible wear or the color change I'd expect if the coin circulated. The strike is very strong and there are many small (but no large) contact marks. NGC settled on a grade of MS-61.
BH1964, the obverse line is pretty straight. I'd suspect it represents a die scratch rather than a crack.
Thanks for your comments!
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Bedrock of the Community
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MS61 sounds like a market correct grade for that piece, it's a nice coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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MS - mint state - should mean as clean as first minted.
That coin has so many bumps and hits, in my opinion, it's mid-AU.
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That coin has so many bumps and hits, in my opinion, it's mid-AU. Bumps and hits don't make a mint state coin AU, only wear can do that. 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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i don't get the comments that the coin is MS but the hits would downgrade the coin to AU. hits/marks etc. would not override that the fact that the coin is still MS. its either uncirculated or not. there is not apparent wear on the coin so the coin must fall in the 60+ range. it would lower the MS grade and MS61 is correct for this one.
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Pillar of the Community
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 hasn't 48 hours past yet.....? |
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Bedrock of the Community
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A picture of the slab was not posted. The OP posted later in this thread that NGC graded it MS61.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Rubbing on the high points I think would keep this one out of the MS category.
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I am thinking an AU grade. I don't know how the grading service will consider the small dings/scratches as a potential excuse to downgrade to XF. Nice coin.
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Thought I'd add a follow-up to this post. Here is an 1844 half eagle from Heritage, graded NGC MS-64. It has the identical die scratch between stars 2 & 3 as my coin. It also shows the earlobe punch like my coin; I see this is not a constant feature for 1844 half eagles since many examples on Heritage don't have it. I'm aware of two other Liberty Half Eagle dates that show similar punch marks: the 1851-C (I have one!) and the 1876-S (still looking). I don't know why these punch marks are present on these coins. Anyone have any informed input? Just wondering!  |
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