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Just returned home from a local coin show and traded/bought a beauty to upgrade my set of Liberty nickels. This 1894 is number 4 down the list of Keys. It has rainbow toning on the obverse and gold toning on the reverse. Any thoughts on the grade would be most appreciated! Paleoguy   |
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Pillar of the Community
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IMHO MS62. The stike on the nose I think may keep it from going higher (but I could be wrong)  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU-58. Some light friction visible on both sides but most obvious on the reverse. Nice coin. Check reverse to make sure those green spots are not PVC.
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Pillar of the Community
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Can you say where the friction is on the reverse? I have trouble with high AU in pictures. Thanks!
Edited by CoinsKelly
06/16/2012 4:35 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Look on the "V" and the field around it. On the obverse check the hair about ear and the highest points of the bun.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I will hold with the AU-58 call. Maybe it looks different in hand but what I am seeing in the photos is a very lightly circulated coin with tone.
What grade did the seller have on this one?
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Pillar of the Community
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Maybe I am dazzled by the coin...I still am not sure on the wear. I am also curious as to what the seller had it at, I still feel it is in the MS range.
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Pillar of the Community
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The seller didn't assign a grade to the coin, but the price was in the AU range. I ended up with $300 on the table...
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Pillar of the Community
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I will guess this coin grades AU-53. The places where I see some wear include the hair under the B in Liberty, face, wreath, and in the fields. If you look at those areas on the obverse from the second set of pictures, you may notice those areas are a tad dull when compared to the luster you see near the stars on the right side of the coin. That with the slight flatness in that area in the hair, appear to be signs of circulation. Nice pickup BTW!  |
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I'm in at AU53 too!
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Pillar of the Community
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AU-53 sounds about right for this coin
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Pillar of the Community
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When I am off, I AM OFF! Part of why this forum is great, I get to learn loads just lurking. Very nice coin PaleGuy, . |
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I like AU 58 VERY nice acquisition!  |
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Beautiful coin! I especially like that the left ear of corn (on the reverse) actually has some 'kernel' details. That is a notorious area for weakness of strike. I love to see detail in that spot!
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Posted 06/16/2012 4:07 pm
