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United States
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First coin I've bought, NGC graded ... mostly looking for your own opinion more than what you think they gave it, but both is good. I have no way of getting clearer pics but these seem to show pretty well all the marks that I see in hand. It's a little hard to see the detail of Liberty's head though.   |
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United States
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MS63. She is a beauty too!  The three leaves (not entirely) are there but I don't see the "ear hole" for a Full Head designation. Edited by oih82w8
05/24/2012 7:05 pm
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United States
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I actually said "Wow" out loud when I saw this. Nice coin Donk. I'm not too jealous!
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Australia
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Slight weakness on Liberty's hair, maybe a slightly weak strike in this area.
I'll go with MS63 also.
Just imagine when ALL of these were new into circulation, without bag marks!
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United States
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I will also guess MS-63. Beautiful coin! |
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I reckon MS63 but maybe MS64. Great coin donkrx.
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Thanks guys - I appreciate your input and the kind words  . I just got back home and managed to get a pretty solid picture of Liberty's head. Before I post the grade (which will be very soon I promise) I wanted a few of you to get a chance to see this pic and let me know if you now feel it meets the FH requirements. The coin's value depends a lot on this so I want to be sure I understand the difference between "almost FH" and "barely FH" before I move on.  |
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United States
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FH requires three leaves, a fully-defined hair edge from forehead back to the neck, and a visible "ear hole". Looks like this one qualifies. Surfaces are pretty mark-free and luster seems strong. I'd guess MS-64FH, and a nice one at that!
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United States
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Nice close-up on the head detail...I would concur on the FH designation...still sticking with MS63 though. Really nice (unofficial Type III) recessed date! Edited by oih82w8
05/28/2012 11:51 am
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United States
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MS62FH
Could go a lot higher but I'd need much higher resolution photos to be sure.
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United States
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Thanks again to all for the follow up on the FH designation... here it is:  My own opinion before I posted this thread (after inspecting the coin in-hand) was MS63 FH too. I understand the pictures aren't the best but at least no one said MS61 or MS60 so I'm happy  . I got the coin for $240 and I'm very pleased with the eye appeal ... solid luster and no heavy marks/hairlines. I'm aware of the requirements for a FH designation but what I wasn't sure of is what actually constitutes an "ear hole". Does it need to be visible to the naked eye, and/or be of a certain size? Neither PCGS nor NGC comment on that. Fortunately I can see the ear hole on this coin without magnification (looking at it closely in-hand that is), but I was still curious about this for future reference. Also what do you guys think - what counts as an ear hole if it were going into your personal collection? Is it acceptable if it is only visible under say 10x or 15x magnification? |
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United States
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Looks better than 62, but I do see a tiny rim cut on the obverse at 2:30. Maybe that was enough to knock the grade down a point (or 2).
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United States
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That coin is making me drool!
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Canada
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I agree that it looks nicer than a 62.
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Posted 05/24/2012 10:42 pm
