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Coindog Pillar of the Community United States 917 Posts	Posted 11/12/2011 03:34 am I've had this 1876 25c in my collection for a while but never knew how to grade it. Just curious on how to grade something with such extensive damage. Report this Post to the Staff

Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 11/12/2011 09:00 am I don't really see it clearly. Could you post better pics please. I do see circular indentations on the cardinal points of the coin. Unless it's some sort of weird, rare chopmark, I don't see it augmenting the grade nor the value and even reducing it. Just for guess, since I'm not really good at grading, I'll say XF-AU details. Report this Post to the Staff
mdh157 Pillar of the Community United States 953 Posts	Posted 11/12/2011 09:43 am it looks quite possibly unc to me but as 10x said, the marks on the front of it ruin the collectability Report this Post to the Staff
mariospaghetti Valued Member United States 421 Posts	Posted 11/12/2011 10:48 am It does look like a decent grade but those circles take and draw you away from the eye appeal. Too bad. Report this Post to the Staff
awgheadhunter Valued Member United States 63 Posts	Posted 11/12/2011 10:57 am was it under a couch leg for like 50 years man those are some bad indentions on it. Report this Post to the Staff
Darth Anarchus Pillar of the Community United States 1388 Posts	Posted 11/12/2011 12:09 pm Too bad someone had to do that to such a beautiful coin... Report this Post to the Staff
Coindog Pillar of the Community United States 917 Posts	Posted 11/12/2011 2:47 pm Some kid probably was playing with his dads hammer and punch tool. I bought it when I was really young when ebay first started. Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 11/12/2011 2:50 pm And on one of my favorite US coins also... Report this Post to the Staff
Coindog Pillar of the Community United States 917 Posts	Posted 11/12/2011 4:56 pm When you have damage like this on a higher grade coin do grading companies knock off a few grades due to the damage or does the slab say i.e. au 58 damaged? Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 11/12/2011 7:08 pm If the problem is minor for the coin they might just knock off a few grades and slab it as a non problem coin. If the problem is too severe they will state an apparent grade and then state the problem. So it would be something like AU details/Damaged. Report this Post to the Staff
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