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blcoinnut Valued Member United States 189 Posts	Posted 10/01/2007 10:53 pm Need help grading my 1853 half dollar, wondering if it has enough for an XF-40. Looks very close to me,what do you think? Report this Post to the Staff

blcoinnut Valued Member United States 189 Posts	Posted 10/01/2007 11:37 pm My scans are terrible the coin is a nice"gun metal gray" Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6385 Posts	Posted 10/02/2007 03:01 am Hi Blcoinnut, I think your coin probably graded EF40 for detail, but the surfaces look a bit odd. It looks like there is some corrosion present which would qualify as "environmental damage". For comparison, here is my 1853-O half which was graded EF40 by PCI (in an older, green-label slab). Your coin has similar detail. I tried to get NGC to cross over my coin but they rejected it as "cleaned". I suspect you would likewise have problems getting NGC or PCGS to slab your coin. Report this Post to the Staff
SeatedNut Pillar of the Community United States 2797 Posts	Posted 10/02/2007 08:00 am blcoinnut, This has the details for an EF-40, but the flecks of corrosion Jaobler mentioned and the appearance of cleaning marks (most obvious on the reverse over the rays and under the eagle's wings) would body-bag it if sent to PCGS or NGC. ANACS would probably give it a net VF. Still it's a beautiful example of this one-year type (arrows and rays). Let me know if you plan to list it in member sales or auctions. Report this Post to the Staff
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 10/02/2007 08:57 am It has corrosion - I would rather have it than the latter with its 'irregularities'. I think it has a lovely appearance :D Report this Post to the Staff
Jamez Pillar of the Community United States 750 Posts	Posted 10/02/2007 10:53 am Yep, what SeatedNut said. Shes a nice one thats for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
blcoinnut Valued Member United States 189 Posts	Posted 10/02/2007 6:34 pm No, I am not selling her guys,cant sell any of my coins. Ya know,in reading all the posts about cleaning,corrosion,lines on rays and other places. Its funny that I don't notice this under magnification The coin is gun metal gray,not dark,nice even toning. I never saw these problems until I "scanned" them, Do you think the scan brought out these problems,can it be corrected with some scan settings? Just wondering Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 10/02/2007 6:51 pm a scanner or photograph can make problems look more severe but one thing they can't do is make the problems appear to be there unless they are actually there. I have taken photos of my coins before and saw things I never knew was there also and I sometimes even use this method to check my coins for things that I missed Report this Post to the Staff
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