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Bedrock of the Community
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I picked this 1853 Liberty Seated dollar up at the local coin show today. What grade would you assign? Do you think it would slab? Comments welcome!   |
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Pillar of the Community
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I would call it VF 20 to 25 with some wipe. Nothing jumps out to say it is not genuine but I would weigh it just to make sure.
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Pillar of the Community
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VF-20 details with some old cleaning issues...NO SOUP FOR YOU!
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Valued Member
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VF-20 and maybe but not likely in my opinion. Looks like it was wiped a very long time ago. Has great eye appeal though.
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Pillar of the Community
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VF-20. I believe it would slab. Nice, rare coin!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree with everyone else a VF-20
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Rest in Peace
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I'll go at the bottom with F-12 or even lower. It looks like this has a lot more wear than the detail would indicate.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks for all the comments and opinions. I'm happy with this coin and might try to have it slabbed.
I have an 1860-O in PCGS/CAC VF25 that doesn't look as strong as this piece.
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Rest in Peace
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Interesting, I guess I just figured they retain a lot of feather detail down into VG because of the striking.
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Rest in Peace
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Also I didn't notice near the date, but it's not that bad.
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Pillar of the Community
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Are those scratches at 5 o'clock on the obverse?
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Bedrock of the Community
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I might be optimistic on the 1853 but it's got a shot at 20. F15 for sure. And yes, the spot around obverse 5:00 has some hairlines. They show up more in the images than in-hand but are there for sure. Here's a pic of the area around the date on the 1853 and a shot of the 1860-O.   Edited by BH1964
02/22/2012 11:44 pm
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