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A little beat up. Worth it to send for grading?   |
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Mid VF range. I personally would not send it. Offset to FMV would not be worth it.
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Numismedia shows $240 for VF grade if I'm looking at the right coin.
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you are looking at the right coin IMHO your coin is bordering a VF35 to a possible entry level XF with regards to the details in the obverse relief...i dont see much wear on her high points and the reverse is not flat at all however, a TPG might ding the grade for the rim issues, as slight as they are...I have an 1886 Dime by NGC with an AU Details Grade - Rim Damage...this is because of one chip at 3:00 that showed on both sides of the coin...clean AU unmolested surfaces with gorgeous details on all the devices yet a lousy "details" grade...hence my lack of faith in TPGs and all that they represent outside of authentication... I think your coin is awesome and worth an easy $350 bill...i would gamble the slab and send it... |
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this is because of one chip at 3:00 that showed on both sides of the coin ....and there you find why your coin received a Details grade. Generally, rim dings won't garner Details if they're visible on only one face, but a ding visible from both faces usually will. I'd throw this one at a TPG. It compares favorably with other XF issues, and Heritage hasn't offered an XF "With Drapery" example since 2007.... |
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It has a shot at grading clean. There may be some minor surface issues, a touch of corrosion around the stars, plus the rim problems but neither are severe. This VF25 piece brought $397 last fall. Yours could too. http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?hdnJu...7783&x=0&y=0 |
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Another Opinion.....This coin deserves to be preserved in plastic.. VF-35 maybe XF...Even if they details grade it
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NGC liked it. I'll post the slab when I get it back.
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Very nice! The coin looks a bit white for a coin so old and in such a grade. I will guess they gave it the benefit of a doubt and called it EF-45.
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sweet, cant wait to see if they called it VF35
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I'm going to say they called it EF40, beautiful coin!
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Another borderline VF-XF. It has attributes that would put it in either grade. I will say NGC graded it VF-35. It looks like it has some wear going down the leg near the foot that will keep it from XF. At least that's my opinion. It's a nice coin.
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in attributing, its an A-1/F-101, only known die, downward sloping date...nice example
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I think it qualifies as EF-40 (NGC says XF) and I'd bet the myriad tiny nicks visible in the large photos are mostly unnoticeable in-hand.
Did you give it a precautionary acetone rinse before sending it in? I don't really see any PVC in the photos but it seems like a reasonable step to take when submitting relatively high-value coins.
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