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Pillar of the Community
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My guess is XF 40 because of right wheat ear weakness and hits on lincolns
bust as well as the distracting hit in the field.
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EF-45.  |
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Interesting...without full wheat on the reverse?
Don't think I would ask for a lower grade though. :)
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Interesting...without full wheat on the reverse? The weakness you see at the bottom of the right stalk is due to this coin being struck with overused dies. It is not wear. 1925-S is well known for being struck with overused dies. The reverse on this coin is actually pretty well struck for this date. |
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XF45 would be my guess. Exactly, the 25-S & 25-D are known for very weak strikes. Don't confuse that with wear.
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Pillar of the Community
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cwb - you are correct. Does a stronger minted 25 S command a higher price or higher grade in similar overall condition?
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Well struck specimens definitely command higher prices...sometimes much higher, especially in the MS grades.
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Technical EF-40/45. PCGS always gets it "right," though, if you'll just remember this: they're grading based on what their experience tells them the coin will transact at in the marketplace.
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eddiespin - exactly. NOT knocking the owner/poster/or this coin....but that is not an EF coin by grading standards. It is an EF coin by "market grading standards".
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PCGS always gets it "right," though, if you'll just remember this: they're grading based on what their experience tells them the coin will transact at in the marketplace.
There's some truth to that on high value coins. This is a $10 or $15 coin. They just put a grade on it based on what they saw. |
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There's some truth to that on high value coins. This is a $10 or $15 coin. They just put a grade on it based on what they saw. BH1964, FWIW, this is what PCGS purports to do, they have the market experience to make those calls, and, I don't see any exceptions, therein, for lower-valued coins: Market Grading
A numerical grade that matches the grade at which a particular coin generally is traded in the marketplace. The grading standard used by PCGS. http://www.pcgs.com/lingo.chtml?uni...313&letter=M The point is, in no way are they technical grading. In fact, look at that link to their glossary, and see if you can find a definition for "technical grading." You won't. That term isn't even in these graders' vocabulary. PS: BTW, the technical grade on this coin is hard to make out, for the fuzzy pictures. But, giving those every benefit of the doubt, I'm seeing it, technically, as a EF-40/45 coin. It may be worse, it may be better, I'll concede that; no problem... |
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Eddiespin - thanks...again...you are right.
Regardless...would be proud to have it at my house. :)
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Two grades too liberal but ?
More bucks for everyone.
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