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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This one is going in my type set...in hand the toning is pretty amazing...my camera skills just aren't there to capture it.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5417 Posts |
Looks nice. For grade; no higher than AU-50.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
9792 Posts |
AU53
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
That's a toughie. I'd put it between 45 and 55 and guess AU50. If the flatness on the head goes as an incomplete strike, it could go all the way to AU55.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1370 Posts |
I should probably mention that the photos didn't capture the luster....I reduced the lighting to try and capture the color....I think I killed this coin via photography.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would like to think that coin toned the way it did from very little circulation. I think its higher tier AU like a 55. I cant help but think there is some weakness in the strike due to the later die state. I have attached your coin and circled what I believe to be a die crack into the right ribbon. this would indicate Reverse D which is in a later die state due to the deterioration. can you confirm that is a die crack there? obverse looks to be Obverse 4 as high date downward slope and Dr measurements line up but the die crack is the real give away. Nice coin, always love finding a variety...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd give it an AU53. It has a sharper strike than my MPD version.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like a slight die crack to me, very slight but there
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3184 Posts |
I'm sure your pics don't do it justice!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am going to go out on a limb and say it was graded MS-63.
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Israel
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'll say MS-61 Very nice coin
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1370 Posts |
Weakly/flatly struck coins are sooooo much fun to grade, this is what NGC had to say. I will say I wasn't able to capture the luster which probably made this coin harder to grade.  |
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