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It's an easy VF and if cleaned, it was a long time ago and the eye appeal has greatly recovered. Even as a Details coin that makes it worth over $400 in a Top Two slab (I don't have the experience to be sure how ANACS is held in the gold area of things). Rim dings get a bit of a pass on gold, and as a Details coin this one would be top-tier.
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I am no expert, but I don't think the rim bump will necessary lead to it getting a details grade. It is a nice looking piece, and I don't see any distinct evidence of a cleaning. As for a grade, I think it might make VF-25. If you do get it graded, let us know the results!
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All right, I went ahead and submitted the coin for grading at the coin show I attended last week. ANACS isn't my favorite grading company, to be honest, but they should at least be able to authenticate and determine whether it has been improperly cleaned or not. It'll probably be a few weeks before I get the coin back.
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ANACS loves the term cleaned on their holders.
Your coin may come back with that on the holder but nonetheless, it's a wonderful looking coin that I'd be proud to have in my collection.
I think all coins of this age have been wiped at some point but this one sure doesn't show it.
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Yeah, I guess I'm still holding a bit of a grudge against ANACS due to the last time I submitted some coins to them. I had two admittedly well-worn key date Barber half dollars, one of which came back "scratched" and the other came back "bent," despite the fact that neither of those two flaws were visible to the naked eye. Well, not my naked eye, at least. I also submitted a few other coins at the show, including an 1807 Heraldic Eagle Half Dollar, an 1853 Seated Liberty half dollar and a 1990S Barber half dollar. The first has some potential value due to rarity, whereas the other two are potentially valuable due to condition. If they all come back with details grades I may just scream... |
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Just got the coin back from ANACS:  I'm very happy with that grade and it indicates that I paid about what I should have for it. The other coins I submitted, on the other hand, were a bit of a disappointment. The 1900-S Barber half dollar came back with a solid EF40 grade, which was at least a full grade below what I was expecting/hoping for (I really thought it had a shot of being AU50). The 1853 Liberty Seated half dollar (Arrows and Rays) came back EF40 "Details" (Cleaned), which was doubly disappointing because I didn't think it had been cleaned and I really thought it would be AU50 or even slightly higher. And then there was my 1807 "Heraldic Eagle" Half Dollar, which I knew had a scratch and really just wanted authenticated, but I wasn't quite prepared for it to be graded VF25 "Details" (Scratched, Cleaned & Retoned). Ah well... |
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OK, color me slightly surprised but I don't see ANACS as "easy" on cleaning so I'm going with their opinion on market acceptability. Your in-hand shots really helped; it was a better coin than the seller's images said it was. Hue is everything with gold.
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