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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This 1862 s half has resided in my collection for over 50 years. Probably my first seated half how would you grade her?  
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1542 Posts |
I'll say AU-58 , she's a good looking coin, and from the pictures provided it looks like you have:
WB-4, "Bearded Liberty," Medium S, Damaged 6, with a rarity of R3.
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Moderator
 United States
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Over 50 years. Nice.  Not sure how I feel about the odd toning on the obverse, but it might grow on me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1687 Posts |
Is that a surface stain or corrosion?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6421 Posts |
Whoa, I'd come in a lot lower. My first thought was VF-35, with lots of wear over Liberty's head, thigh, shield, and stars. Obverse rim is very weak which I suppose might be partially due to strike weakness. The reverse is better but shows wear over eagle talons, legs, and wing edges as well as arrow feathers and olive leaves. The small rim ding at 2:00 on the obverse doesn't qualify as damage. The stain hurts eye appeal but doesn't look like corrosion.
An AU coin should have remaining luster in protected areas but I don't see any. I might stretch to XF-40 overall if the rim weakness can be attributed to a striking problem.
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