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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hello everyone. I would like grades and opinions on my latest acquisition. It is an 1840 N-3 R.1 Grellman Die State C. Thank you in advance.   |
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Germany
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Well, that is a nice cent. I am seeing fairly smooth surfaces, which appear original, and nicely toned. Only minimal surfaces disturbance and importantly none in the focal areas. Just the right amount of debris amongst the devices.
Concerning the grade, slight wear on the high points with good eye appeal. Overall an attractive cent which I grade EAC AU50.
That probably was not cheap!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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very nice! I would call it xf 45.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice one, Celtic!  AU-50 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It is not yet xf45. It could very well have been, but I think it is AU50.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Fantastic cent. Original, great toning, stellar eye appeal and is a very cool die break. I like it. EAC grade is EF40 and TPG is AU50 for me. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That's a nice one. I would say it's a VF35 by EAC grading standards. Probably a XF45 or AU50 by TPG grading. I've never learned TPG grading on large cents and have always used EAC standards. Edited by 1893S
06/10/2015 5:51 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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AU50. pretty coin. Nice eye appeal
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I myself have graded this coin EAC 40 or an EF-45 market grade. The coin has tons of eye appeal in hand and the color and surface are great. It does show high point wear but you have to understand that the "Petite Head" coins have slightly different wear patterns than the "Mature Heads" of 1843 on. I probably spent a bit too much on this coin but I just had to buy it. All my CCF pals can appreciate that.  Thanks everyone Edited by Celticsoul
06/11/2015 02:15 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That's a beautiful AU piece.
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
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That is a nice piece, which I graded it a bit higher at AU50.
These middle to later date cents are becoming a new passion of mine!
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Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'll go with AU50, only seeing minimal wear. Some circulation wear is allowed on AU coins  . Beautiful coin, very nice pickup. Sorry Celtic, a bit late to the party, a lot going during summer. |
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Posted 06/10/2015 3:08 pm
