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Guess the OGH slab grade! I thought it might be fun to see the range of responses on this. Sorry about the scanned images but for some extra info the description claims the coin has excellent eye appeal and is brilliant/completely untoned.    |
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I'll post the full slab in ~12 hours from now. Anyone else? Thanks for the replies  . |
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MS62 hard to tell if some of the scratches are from the holder or the coin, I see a few on the neck, and one on the reverse. Could go AU55 too, but I'm thinking this one got an MS grade.
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06/07/2012 07:50 am
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Tough call. On the one hand, by 1915 I expect the master die to be somewhat worn, and a truly-sharp strike isn't likely even from a fresh die. On the other hand, this one from my past only got AU-58 from ANACS:   I'm thinking yours got the same. |
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Interesting... well here is the slab: (oh and yeah I'm not sure about those scratches on the neck, whether they are on the holder or not, I'll see when I get it in a day or so)  Edited by donkrx
06/07/2012 4:19 pm
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Was gonna Say MS62.
I do agree with it likely being a slider though.
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So I got the coin today and saw several marks that werent visible in the picture, most notably a big dent on Liberty's nose which was disappointing. No wear though, just weak strike which appears to be very common for 1915-D (checked past auction results on Heritage).
What I found interesting though is that strangely the fields of the obverse are prooflike / reflective. Only the obverse has this quality and the reflectivity is only seen in the "unprotected" areas. In other words the areas between the stars show normal luster.
To me it seems like a cleaning/polishing but what do you think? And was PCGS worse at detecting cleaned coins in the past, given that this is an "OGH" slab? The coin will be going back of course but I'm curious to get some input from a few of you anyway for the sake of learning.
edit: 1915-D not 1916-D
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06/12/2012 03:11 am
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