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Valued Member
United States
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I'm curious what you folks would grade this penny at?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Hard to grade with current photos, but maybe EF as a guess.
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Need to see the surfaces, cannot do so with these photos.
I do see a LOT of chatter marks on both sides.
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I intend later to take some decent pictures, when I get my new microscope, but I didn't have decent lighting now on my old microscope, and I would like to learn how to use the picture taking capabilities of a microscope, so I just snapped this sample as a warmup, more will come later, and your definitely right about the chatter marks
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19651 Posts |
Looks to be AU but the pics aren't clear enough for a decent read. Better off using a phone than a microscope cam.
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Edited by BadThad
03/25/2025 11:52 am
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Valued Member
United States
56 Posts |
How about if I try both phone and microscope both with decent light?
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Bedrock of the Community
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i would grade it AU details ( PMD) once the metal is displaced like I'm seeing on the face especially above the eye and disfigured ear its not going to grade straight. |
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New Member
United States
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No one commenting on the color.
Is it RED, or RED BROWN? or BROWN?
I can't give a grade, not knowledgeable enough.
Coin appears to have a bunch of post mint dings & dents, which ruins the value of any coin.
If there is any value in your coin, I would guess it's in the Redish, Red Brown coloring.
As far as your photo quality.
You need to dial back the light.
Is it a coin microscope?
If there isn't a way to dim the light, try putting some kind of light screen over the light to reduce shine on your coin.
Or spend more money on a coin microscope that allows you to move the light bulbs and or, has a dim control on it.
What microscope did you use?
It's a nice photo, except for the light reflections.
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Valued Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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CoinBooger - color is only assigned to MS coins
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Valued Member
United States
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  Both these images were taken with a cell phone outdoors how do they rate?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I took the obverse image and tried a quick color correction based on the prongs likely being white like an NGC holder. As close as I could in a quick and dirty way.  I think the coin is close to a full Red but likely gets an RB from me. The marks on the high points definitely trouble me, but it's really tough to tell from these photos how bad they are. I'll subjectively guess a grade of MS64RB based on my own color correction and guessing the coin is actually nicer in hand that the photos show. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1982, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS) Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: https://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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United States
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I'd say MS63 and I was thinking Brn based on the first images but now I'm leaning towards Red, pretty sure it's not RB.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There looks to be a lot of stuff going on with the device high points. Based on the pictures, it seems to have some light wear.
AU-55 (BN)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Dang, good candidate for spending 10 years in a window sill to retone. I'd soak the crap out of it in several solvents and leave it out naked for years. It might regain a more natural color.
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04/13/2025 1:54 pm
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