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Valued Member
Canada
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This has a really nice tiger striped toning to it. Doesn't look to me like it's ever been in circulation.   Definately a nicer one of my penny purchases. Edited by secoinedchance
03/10/2012 10:37 am
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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'woodgrain' effect, nice coin.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Previously Ousted
Canada
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max VF 20 hair is worn too much.
BUT, coin in hand may be different... may be a weak strike...MS?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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A sure XF40 for me! Really nice detail, good strike, no scratches or dings, some good hair detail too (even though it doesn't show much).
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 Canada
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1940 1c coins were often weakly struck, that is a nice EF-40 coin, possibly EF-45. The reverse looks pretty pristine, with trace lustre in the devices close to the rim. Cool toning pattern.
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Valued Member
 Canada
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I really muted the lighting for the picture and it is to the west of the coin. I'm going to try to light it from the north and see if that will help show the hair. This coin is pristine. I cannot find a ding that would detract from MS anywhere on it. Even the edges are pretty good.
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Previously Ousted
Canada
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just dug out my small cents which I am going to get rid of. will post some maybe tomorrow for grading and comments.. Roger, interesting comment... some of mine display the exact properties.. how do TPG's handle this? |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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denticles look pretty soft from IMP through GEORGIVS,
is that typical of the weak strike? (just trying to sort out what's wear and what's 'mint')
or is that from the angle of the lighting?
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Canada
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Helmut, there are too many variables to answer your question quickly. That depends on the TPG and if they are good with dealing with weak strikes. Without naming names, some are good, some are bad. Then, there is the whole can of worms whether weak strikes deserve a high grade - the argument of technical grading versus eye-appeal. If there is tons of original red lustre, clean fields and devices, then I am ok with weak strikes getting graded technically. Others don't like this, but then you would miss out on a lot of good Edward VII 50c coins and George V 5c coins if you narrow your criteria to gem, fully struck coins. I was being conservative calling secoinedchance's coin at least an EF-45. Toning can hide a lot, but I still go for the eyebrow on the obverse and the high points of the leaves on the reverse. In hand that coin could be AU-55 or even MS-62 brown.... but we all know what grading on the internet is worth... Lastly, 1-cent coins are a strange beast when it comes to buying and selling. It is one of the few strikes where eye-appeal can trump technical grade. If your small cents look really nice, with good colour, strike, and free of spots and fingerprints, then they will sell easily. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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