1892 Barber Dime - Grade And Value - Coin Community Forum

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eagle_eye_18 Valued Member United States 449 Posts	Posted 03/31/2015 10:52 pm Hello! Please take a look at my Barber dime and let me know what you think. I am interested in the grade and value and overall appearance. Thank you in advance! Report this Post to the Staff

edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 04/01/2015 06:27 am A bit hard to see through the plastic, but will say MS60 for now. Is that a scratch through the date or on the holder, or a die crack? Report this Post to the Staff
eagle_eye_18 Valued Member United States 449 Posts	Posted 04/01/2015 06:57 am I can retake the photo tonight without the holder. I believe that line is from the holder. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 04/01/2015 08:36 am very nice dime even with rim hits obv. and rev. I think the line through date is on the holder. assuming it has full sharp LIBERTY, ( pic is fuzzy ). MS-61. Report this Post to the Staff
eagle_eye_18 Valued Member United States 449 Posts	Posted 04/01/2015 10:01 am I will work on better pictures tonight and repost. The sun was setting so my natural lighting was bad. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/01/2015 10:32 am If you shoot in sunlight, make mention of the fact. Sunlight is brutal on coins, and the resulting images will present it in an unfavorable light. Viewers might grade it a point or two low as a result. Knowing that, of course, we can correct for it if necessary. Report this Post to the Staff
eagle_eye_18 Valued Member United States 449 Posts	Posted 04/01/2015 12:31 pm What is the best light source to shoot in? Report this Post to the Staff
eagle_eye_18 Valued Member United States 449 Posts	Posted 04/01/2015 10:33 pm Alright! Second try. Please let me know what you think. Grade and Value. I paid $32 on the BAY. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/02/2015 2:30 pm $32? You're OK with this one. A TPG might call it AU58 due to the nature of the marks on the cheek but I'm not so sure it's circulated. So if Mint State, probably in the 62-63 neighborhood due to the prominent location of the marks. Any digital photography is hard on a coin, unfairly highlighting surface marks. Sunlight is the worst, but also the best light source for detecting hairlines. You'll have far more control using artificial lighting, as long as your camera is capable of correcting for white balance. Report this Post to the Staff
eagle_eye_18 Valued Member United States 449 Posts	Posted 04/02/2015 2:34 pm Thanks SD! What would you value a coin like this if you were to purchase it? Report this Post to the Staff
Mikey07nj Valued Member United States 498 Posts	Posted 04/02/2015 3:42 pm I agree with Dave on the 62 to 63 but the rim ding and marks on the face could bring an ms 60 grade. My friend god rest his soul used to work for NGC and here's his expiration. A mint state coin is ms and should never be graded au no matter how many mask it has. That's why GSA cc's are always ms we know they came from a bag to the holder. Now being human if a coin has an ms 60 look and heavily marked graders sometimes will drop it to au but it's really supposed to be the difference from ms 60 to 70 that is judged on how much chatter. If your new you might want to try smart phone pictures. I'll post a couple that were taken with a samsung 4. You'll see that you get nice pictures without picking up all the little hairline or micro imperfections. Report this Post to the Staff
Mikey07nj Valued Member United States 498 Posts	Posted 04/02/2015 3:55 pm For some reason it won't let me post pictures that were previously posted now it says to big Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/02/2015 8:30 pm If it's as Mint State as we think, value should be ~$125 in 62 and maybe $200 in 63. Report this Post to the Staff
damcon3 Valued Member United States 93 Posts	Posted 04/02/2015 8:47 pm I'm not sure it would go MS. Not with a small rim ding on the obverse and reverse. What is the mark between the C and A in America? Report this Post to the Staff
jdmern Pillar of the Community United States 1949 Posts	Posted 04/02/2015 8:55 pm I like that one a lot- I have a feeling that would come back as a 63 Boardwalk Numismatics http://stores.ebay.com/jdmern/ https://boardwalknumismatics.com Report this Post to the Staff
Geohoarder Valued Member United States 339 Posts	Posted 04/03/2015 1:23 pm Doesn't the darkness in the center of the "O" and "D" imply not MS, perhaps cleaned? Report this Post to the Staff
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