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I'm curious as to what the grade is of this coin:   Thanks!  |
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Tough call from a cellphone.  Looks EF45 - AU50 on a small screen. |
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United States
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AU50 wear with what seems to be a good bit of lustre left.
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The reverse shot of these pictures show an almost different coin from the obverse.  The reverse is (IMO) a strong AU-50 and the obverse appears in these pictures to be an EF-40. But I think the obverse picture is a bad representative of the coin and I'm going with AU-50 for an overall grade. A Beauty!  Edited by Moe145
04/01/2012 9:23 pm
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From the picture it looks like a low AU.
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I agree that the picture of the obverse is a really bad one, so here is another picture of the coin. (I only have my camera phone, sorry!)   Edited by NYBrian84
04/01/2012 10:31 pm
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EF40/45 range.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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I think it's an AU coin. There just seems to be just a small amount of wear on the hair.
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I am going to be a little bit more optimistic on this coin. I think it would grade around an AU-55. The coin appears to have almost full MS luster with just a some friction in the hair, face, and the feathers. It's got some nice toning as well.
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Thanks for all the replies, everyone!
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This is one of the toughest coins to grade. Even the the TPG's get it wrong much of the time. I have MS coins that are so poorly struck that PEACE is just barely visible. Still an MS coin though. Look for mint luster or lack of as well as any rub/wear on the high spots. Research the Yrs. and M.M.'s as far as population and compare the strike quality and quantity etc. Check for VAM's and die stage/state. This coin should make AU50. Not much diff. in the grades on this one as far as value anyway. All in all you have a 30 to 35 dollar coin. By the end of this summer at the latest, the melt value will exceed the numismatic value on any non key date Peace dollar in any grade from G to AU. |
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Posted 04/01/2012 12:04 am
