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1909-S Wheat Cent For Grading

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1909-S Wheat cent for grading - what say you?



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I'm in at VF30
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I'm at the VF range.
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Quick glance...I said 30
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30 sounds about right.
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Agree with VF range.

The gash across the nose and upper lip might detail the coin.

What's going on with the crinkled look on the obverse at 12:00 - 12:30? The rim and letter T of TRUST are deeply affected by something.
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Can't argue with VF...
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What's going on with the crinkled look on the obverse at 12:00 - 12:30?

That's from the lighting on the case.

EDIT: A better picture.......
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undergraded imo. VF30 at worst. you do have to take into consideration that TPG's grade by value based on what they feel a coin may sell for. sometimes you will see a coin net graded down for eye appeal or even minor issues that would not warrant the higher grade. looking at the overall coin it may have been marked down a notch as it most likely would not be able to demand VF30 price
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looking at the overall coin it may have been marked down a notch as it most likely would not be able to demand VF30 price

Thanks for the information panzaldi!
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I can see 25 since the size and number of contact marks hurt the eye appeal. Both surfaces, the obverse in particular, are pretty dinged up. Still a nice coin with good color and moderate wear.
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I almost like it as a 30 but the hair, cheek, jaw and ear are almost completely flattened. Also, the wheat lines are real close to merging and the wheat grains are really flat. I like the portrait and grain relief higher on VF-30 up. The only reason I think it's even a 25 is the wheat lines. I think it's a 20 but those are 30 level lines.

This is my NGC slabbed VF-30, notice how much better the obverse/portrait are:


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