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Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 03/17/2015 6:21 pm After languishing in the display case for a few weeks, this one became available at "tray of shame" pricing. Original mint luster, exhibits the cartwheel effect (albeit the fields are actually a bit reflective, but to no more than a semi-prooflike degree). Now that's a bagmark! Seems to have derived from an impression into the surface by another coin's dentils. The question is whether if it were to be submitted this dooms the specimen to a "details" annotation no matter what. Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff

edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 03/17/2015 6:49 pm Having a hard time with the surface on this one AU58. Edited by edweather 03/17/2015 7:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36878 Posts	Posted 03/17/2015 7:08 pm This one looks AU-58 to me. Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 03/17/2015 7:09 pm That denticle necklace may hold it to 62. Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 03/17/2015 7:45 pm Awe, poor Miss Liberty got prison shived.... I'll go with 58 or 62. Need straight on pic without angle Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 03/17/2015 8:10 pm Quote: Need straight on pic without angle All it does is look brighter that way, with the luster actually hiding marks - these slightly angled views with the lighting coming across the coin's surfaces show the fine details the best. Colligo ergo sum Edited by Lucky Cuss 03/17/2015 8:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 03/17/2015 8:43 pm Ok I'll go 62 w/ sharp strike Report this Post to the Staff
fenton Pillar of the Community United States 4989 Posts	Posted 03/17/2015 9:03 pm AU-58 Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 03/17/2015 9:42 pm I'll give my thoughts. I do think it's uncirculated, but it has numerous problems besides the obvious "dentil necklace" - a few gouges on Liberty's lower cheek, and another disturbed area about halfway down her neck. On the reverse, there're three small gouges near the arrow tips, two longer gouges across the eagle's breast, two rim dings to the right, and to top it off the odd black streak running down from the eagles wing through the "O" in "ONE". That's a lot of distracting stuff going on, and despite the nice fields, I judge the strike to be just mediocre, as evidenced by the slight flatness to Liberty's hair above her ear and some lack of definition in the eagle's breast feathers. For all these reasons, I don't think this one gets beyond MS61 and it might be a candidate for MS60. Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 03/18/2015 08:44 am MS-61 Edited by CoinCollector2012 03/18/2015 08:45 am Report this Post to the Staff
Rollsearcher37 Pillar of the Community United States 1295 Posts	Posted 03/18/2015 09:06 am AU-58 Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 03/18/2015 09:41 am I thought sharp strike Lucky because the large wreath leaf to the left of the bow is struck well and not flat with the mid line bring well defined? But I'm still learning. Report this Post to the Staff
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