Posted 08/05/2013 12:01 am
Congrats on the pickup!
I concur with nickelsearcher regarding the heavy use of inscriptions on the Norfolk, they often make it difficult to differentiate between mint state grades. I've seen a coin graded MS-63 along side one graded MS-65 and had to look very closely to find the marks that caused the grading difference.
Is the color seen in your images the true color of the coin?
I'll assume the dark areas seen on the ship's sails are not the result of wear -- hard to tell from these images -- I'll say MS-63/64.
I concur with nickelsearcher regarding the heavy use of inscriptions on the Norfolk, they often make it difficult to differentiate between mint state grades. I've seen a coin graded MS-63 along side one graded MS-65 and had to look very closely to find the marks that caused the grading difference.
Is the color seen in your images the true color of the coin?
I'll assume the dark areas seen on the ship's sails are not the result of wear -- hard to tell from these images -- I'll say MS-63/64.
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