1853 Half Cent For 7070 - Grades/Opinions?

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ndwlegal Valued Member United States 160 Posts	Posted 03/15/2014 10:13 am Picked this up for my 7070. Loved the look and even has some red mint luster peeking through. Getting harder to find old copper that doesn't have planchet flaws or environmental damage. Reverse has some nice luster. Obverse was difficult to photograph, but here it is. I feel like it is a solid 62, but I am wondering if it has a shot at 63. I have looked at a lot of images on Heritage and like it better than several 62s that have sold. Report this Post to the Staff

TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 03/15/2014 10:26 am What a beauty I am at 62 from the pics but if in hand the luster pops on hand...then I am at 64. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36678 Posts	Posted 03/15/2014 11:13 am MS61BRN Report this Post to the Staff
ndwlegal Valued Member United States 160 Posts	Posted 03/15/2014 1:32 pm Thanks TJ. Honestly I don't think it has the luster for 64. If I thought it would go 63 I would send it in to be graded, but odds are it will just reside in my type album for now. Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 03/15/2014 3:23 pm I was thinking MS-64. Report this Post to the Staff
ProfLiz Valued Member United States 373 Posts	Posted 03/15/2014 5:11 pm Great strike on this coin. Very clean surfaces. From what I can see, the surfaces are original (though that is hard to tell from photos). No trace of wear. From the pictures, I'd guess this coin has great eye appeal in-hand. Without luster, likely a 62. With some luster, an easy 63. From my experience, braided hair Half Cents need full cartwheel luster (or some other exceptional feature) to grade 64. Report this Post to the Staff
johnny54321 Rest in Peace United States 4849 Posts	Posted 03/15/2014 6:31 pm Nice coin. I recently purchased a PCGS MS-63 that I cracked out for my 7070 album. It looks to have slightly stronger luster than yours, so I'd guess yours to be 62. It is a very nice type representative though. [URL="https://imageshack.com/i/nbkyzpj][/URL] [URL="https://imageshack.com/i/0s9edmj][/URL] Report this Post to the Staff
ArrowsAndRays Pillar of the Community United States 1653 Posts	Posted 03/15/2014 8:23 pm Superb coin, ndw! Solid 62 for sure, but copper is so hard to photograph. Report this Post to the Staff
flippy Pillar of the Community Australia 1874 Posts	Posted 03/17/2014 03:48 am AU58 Report this Post to the Staff
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