1867 3CN - Grade?

My first impression was XF-45 also and I am not confident in my grading skills on this series either but without being able to read liberty and the lack of detail in other places I just don't feel confident giving it a higher grade myself. I know these things are known for weak strikes but I think I am going to stick to my initial reaction when I first looked at the coin and say XF-45

I've been waiting for you to weigh in on this one. This coin is in a PCI holder, they graded it as an AU58. I was hesitant to buy because of the TPG, but I think they got it about right. I can't see any rub on the reverse, there's a very slight hint of rub on the hair above the forehead. There is a lot of luster, & with a good strike the slight hint of rub might not have been enough to keep it from being an MS coin.

Unfortunately, there was either a problem with the die, or the strike was very weak. The "LIBERTY" is incomplete, & the detail in the hair is poor. On the reverse the strike is weak at the bottom of the III, especially the first I, which is roughly opposite the weakest part of the obverse. I really prefer coins with a strong strike, but felt like this coin was easily in the AU range, & I felt like the price was reasonable($45 shipped).

No, it's in the gold holder, another thing that made me hesitant to buy.

I, too, was thinking along the lines of AU-55 because of the obvious strong beading in the coronet. Nice coin. Congratulations!