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Pillar of the Community
United States
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  I really like the die crack on the obverse @ 6:00. I noticed it when I uploaded the photos.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Oh...don't take this to heart cause I'm not very good at grading circulated coins...also I don't know how good the minting was in 1918...but I will put my neck out and hesitantly say Obverse Looks XF45....Reverse AU50....Not sure what that equals :)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Very nice! AU-55
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Nice reverse..  AU-50 |
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Valued Member
United States
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Valued Member
United States
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Nice coin, one I'd be happy to have for my collection.
There is wear on cheek and jaw, and the coin has seen some circulation, evidenced by the general wear and multiple dings on the obverse. XF-45.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hmmm, interesting. My immediate opinion was VF-something. I've settled at VF-30. To the best of my knowledge the TPG's don't grade average anymore (and yes, the reverse is better than the obverse). I believe they go with the side with the lowest grade. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1590 Posts |
AU 55. You really can't just use photograde blindly. Not that I'm saying anyone has! But you have to know the series as well.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1584 Posts |
AU 53. Nice strong reverse strike.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm thinking XF-40 on this one
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1042 Posts |
 This coin has quite a bit of underlying cartwheel luster remaining on the reverse. It's tough to capture it in a photo. My best uneducated guess? It's a late die state AU coin. The obverse rim from 5:00 to 10:00 has a ridge. I'm far from an expert, but I don't normally see ridges like this on circulated coins. The die crack is another sign of a worn-out die. I know that it went through a coin-counter, and I only paid $.045 for it.  The scratch in front of Lincolns nose is looks worse in the photos than it does in hand. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Sweet coin, especially for 5 cents!
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