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halfabustisbetter Pillar of the Community United States 1984 Posts	Posted 11/29/2007 2:57 pm Any help as to type, grade, and value would be appreciated--these things are very hard to grade! Thanks--HABIB Report this Post to the Staff

tights24 Pillar of the Community United States 2254 Posts	Posted 11/29/2007 3:08 pm I have no idea what an uncirculated example looks like, so that doesn't help........Hmmm, maybe F-12 since all lettering is readable? Sorry I couldn't be of more help, but I'm trying to finish up with work. Hopefully I'm within +/- twenty points... Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6443 Posts	Posted 11/29/2007 4:37 pm Hi HABIB, If I try to apply US grading standards this coin probably won't make VG. The rims are worn into the fields in places. There also appear to be a couple craters on the obverse; could be corrosion, damage, or planchet flaws. At a guess, I'd give it a G-06. Do you know what metal it is made from? It doesn't look much like silver. Report this Post to the Staff
halfabustisbetter Pillar of the Community United States 1984 Posts	Posted 11/29/2007 6:46 pm I don't exactly know how the grading scale is applied to these coins. This was an 'emergency coinage.' I may be thinking of another series, but I seem to remember reading some were minted from melted down cannons and other armaments. I am trying to learn as much as can about them, I haven't seen any in TPG slabs to see how they might be commercially graded. Report this Post to the Staff
snowman Pillar of the Community United States 1841 Posts	Posted 11/29/2007 7:50 pm I think the coin type is an B obverse and B reverse. I'd grade it Fine by standards in the SCWC because the D and R look a little flat. Value would be $6.00 F and $10.00 VF. Oh yeah - it's made of copper. Report this Post to the Staff
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