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Australia
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Anyone like to grade this 1943 Steel Cent   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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United States
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I am by no means an expert at grading and lincolns are by far my weak area but I will take a stab at it. AU-50 Details- I see rub marks up the left side of bust,shoulders and down the side, as well as a spot on his forehead..Reverse looks pretty good though except for the 1 mark? dirt or rub mark? @ 4 o clock The 3 rim dents/dings in the rim below mr. lincoln will keep it at a details?.. Now I wait for the experts and see how I did  Take my grade with a grain of salt as I am just now trying to work on getting semi consistant with grading this series. Thanks edited: for error made Edited by chettieyy
09/26/2014 12:05 am
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Canada
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United States
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MS64.
I see a couple of contact marks on the obverse. I see quite a few scratches on the fields of the obverse and reverse. I assume they are on the coin and not a flip, 2x2, or airtite.
The left wheat grains show either moderate wear, or a weak strike. Either way . . .
Lincoln's jaw line is well defined as is the collar. There is considerable glare on the hair, making it difficult to determine the amount of wear/strength of strike.
It's a very nice coin.
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For the folks giving this coin an ms grade...why so high? I am just starting to work on my grading skills and would have given this an au55 at most. Doesn't the traces of wear move this coins grade out of MS grades? Please enlighten and educate.
That being said and questions being asked, this is a nice coin.
Thanks.
Scott
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United States
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Doesn't the traces of wear move this coins grade out of MS grades? It would, if there were any wear. I see none. Steel Cents lose luster pretty easily, and what I see on the hairline and shoulder is easily explained by the coin sitting on that surface for an extended period of time. My opinion is based not so much on the clarity of detail - that could be a bit better - but the accuracy with which trout's images capture luster across the faces (and a whole_lot of experience evaluating digital imagery, both my own and others'). I'm seeing original Mint luster in places where it should disappear the moment the coin starts being handled. I have this one at MS63, suffering from the marks on the cheek and above the date. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Spots and scratches make me say AU-55 to MS-60.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I couldn't give higher than MS63. Some minor scratches. Anybody see the black/gray spots?
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Thanks for the comments guys  A large amount of my US coins are still housed in Whitman push in albums, I haven't gotten around to putting the coins in proper archival albums yet  . I was re-visiting the Lincoln cents albums and this particular coin just shone out on the page. |
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United States
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AU-53
These wear differently from copper. I see rub on the temple and from neck to shoulder on the bust. Numerous hits to the fields, staining and many luster breaks indicative of circulation wear. The left wheat lines are worn, they are usually sharp on these. Finally the edges of the rims show signs of wear.
Because these are made of steal, the easiest way to detect wear is to look for muted/broken luster.
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