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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I was going to say VF 25, but I would have been wrong as well. Looks like PCGS liked the detail more than the color
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Pillar of the Community
United States
900 Posts |
^ The coin in this pc looks considerably different than it does in the first pic. Very nice.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1042 Posts |
That 2nd photo of the obverse shows much more detail. It clearly shows separation of cheek and jaw.
Very nice coin! Thanks for sharing.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1721 Posts |
My VF25 wasn't too far off. The only reason I went that high was I had a feeling the coin looked better in hand than the pictures showed. The obverse image appeared to be bleached out. The last image in the slab looks better in color and detail. And we all know how good the reverse looks. Better than my F12.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19963 Posts |
I couldn't see the cheek/jaw separation in the photo. The ear is almost gone, but the reverse is VF. Looks like the reverse carried the grade.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
10743 Posts |
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PCGS was a bit more generous in their assessment. WOW, I guess they were, the photos shown doesn't look any where near VF-35. But, great for you Jaobler, now you have a very valuable key date coin.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This is one of those coins you never want to remove from the slab. Might get a different grade next time around.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19963 Posts |
I can see the cheek/jaw separation in the whole slab picture. The big pictures are with too much light and it's cutting through the patina. I bet in hand the coin looks more like the second pic. The center details on 09-S and SVDB's can be weak, I've seen it before. I submitted an 09-S that folks here guessed from EF to AU, it cam back 62. The cheek and jaw were slightly wide.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3283 Posts |
Big difference between the first picture and the whole slab picture.
Goes without saying but - Great coin!
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Valued Member
United States
380 Posts |
the slab photo looks a lot better. now with the slab photo I am thinking VF30-35.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
6392 Posts |
I took some new photos and this looks like the best I could do. The lighting is critical for making the obverse detail visible and I can't seem to get optimum angles using my basic desk lamps. Maybe I should invest in some kind of super-flexible gooseneck lamp so I can really focus the primary light at the best angle and location. Thanks for all the comments; I appreciate the feedback!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
10743 Posts |
Lot better photos than the others, but still cannot see where PCGS got VF-35, it must have been the reverse, because I can't see the obverse being that grade with the ear pretty well missing... but still a great key date Lincoln. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I see some Woody in there too. Nice.
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Posted 12/30/2012 1:18 pm
