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Here is an 1874-S Trade dollar I purchased locally. I would like an opinion on the grade. Thank you!  Edited by FlipOfACoin
02/08/2012 01:16 am
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Not sure on the grade, but definitely looks cleaned. It also appears to have been polished.
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lots of hairlines does look , at least, wiped.
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The lady I bought the coin from had it wrapped in some kind of 'silk' and inside of a little, velour draw-string bag. Any thoughts on the overall condition? 
Why isn't anyone responding to this thread? Usually I have no problem with folks offering their thoughts... 
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02/08/2012 12:47 am
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From the photos, it looks like it is was a high AU coin that was polished or whizzed to make it look uncirculated.
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I would say AU-58 details. Harshly cleaned and polished as to try and pass it off as mint state.
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Landon: Not sure on the grade, but definitely looks cleaned. It also appears to have been polished. I will have to disagree... I can't see anything on the devices that would indicate polishing, much less cleaning. The Lady was easily in her 70's and she remarked about receiving the coin from her mother. |
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So what do you think caused all of the hairline scratches all throughout the fields? I didn't grade it before and started to not respond at all because I feared you would take offense to my opinion, based on the way you worded your original post. We can agree to disagree. but to me without a doubt the coin has been polished.
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02/08/2012 01:07 am
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nolawyer: From the photos, it looks like it is was a high AU coin that was polished or whizzed to make it look uncirculated. What is 'whizzing'?
Whatever everyone is seeing may be the results of my bad photography? I will try to take better pictures. |
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4 out of 4 responses think it looks cleaned. Hmmm...odd! It is a very nice coin. But, it has issues whether you want to believe it or not.
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Bad photography cannot create all of those hairlines, only make them appear more pronounced. Regardless it is a nice coin, and appears to be genuine.
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Are these pictures any better? 
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My guess from the photos is polished making it AU or impaired proof, making it worth a lot more money but still polished. It's the overall look of the coin that screams polished or buffed. Generally only coins that are proof or buffed with a jewelers polishing wheel have this look. IMO.
The mint did not make 1874-S dollars in proof so I'm sticking with polished.
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02/08/2012 01:31 am
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Both sets of pictures clearly show evidence of cleaning. Like was said above, it is still a very nice coin even with the issues it has. As long as you didn't pay a lot for it I'd be happy with it. It should still fetch somewhere around$ 350.00-$400.00 with the cleaning.
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This is very disappointing. 
No, I didn't pay a lot for the coin ($150). I purchased it with the intention of listing it in our eCrater store. I just don't want to misrepresent the coin and I needed to know an appx. value so someone would buy the coin.
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I wouldn't pay over $200.00 for a coin like this but at $150.00 you did okay. Polished coins are always harder to sell in my experience, collectors want coins without problems if possible. I'd price it at $225.00 to be fair and list it as cleaned. You'll still do okay at that.
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