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Picked this up at our October coin show. I think it has a nice original look; how would you grade it?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'll say 55 at worst, very possibly 58.
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Easily AU-55...good looking coin
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AU-55.
Not the best pictures; they really subdue the luster. No offense intended.
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AU-55 opinion from me as well. Very nice coin  |
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AU 55-58; looks nice! How does the luster show in hand? Maybe higher? Where's the wear?
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Looks AU58.
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The photos are fairly representative of how the coin looks in-hand. Luster is somewhat muted which is what likely limited the grade. The luster that is present is continuous across the fields. I see no wear but there is some friction visible on Liberty's cheek which I presume is why CCF graders did not see this coin as mint state. NGC called it MS-62 and CAC agreed it was solid for the grade. I saw another Barber half at the show graded PCGS MS-63. That coin was blast white with strong luster. It had many tiny nicks and some scattered hairlines and was not CAC-approved. The original surfaces (and lower price) of the NGC coin were deciding factors.  |
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Posted 11/07/2015 4:32 pm
