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Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6381 Posts	Posted 12/31/2007 4:17 pm Here's another coin in a slab; any grading guesses or comments? Report this Post to the Staff

Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 12/31/2007 5:36 pm well considering its ANACS I will say MS-61 Report this Post to the Staff
amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 01/01/2008 11:26 am AU-55 Report this Post to the Staff
ILoveSilverCoins Valued Member United States 55 Posts	Posted 01/01/2008 4:47 pm au-58 Report this Post to the Staff
hadleydog Pillar of the Community Canada 1267 Posts	Posted 01/01/2008 5:32 pm Gold is tough and I don't know that much about it..........as good a time as any to start learning. From what appears to be wear on the hair, I would say this piece is in the au-55 range. If this was a silver coin, I would be quick to say that at least the obverse looks like it has been whizzed, but since it's gold I'll ask what the striation marks were caused from on the obverse? Neat coin, Jaobler! Report this Post to the Staff
Spider5689 Pillar of the Community United States 2269 Posts	Posted 01/01/2008 7:35 pm I'll go with AU55. Report this Post to the Staff
patrick Pillar of the Community United States 560 Posts	Posted 01/01/2008 8:21 pm AU58 Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6381 Posts	Posted 01/02/2008 01:30 am As usual, CC graders are right on. My take on this coin is that it's virtually mint state but with many small bagmarks. I think ANACS market-graded it to AU-58 due to the marks. Hadleydog, the obverse striations look like a combination of contact marks and possibly hairlines from being wiped with a cloth. Some die polish lines might be present; I'll take a closer look through a microscope next time I have a chance. The big story on this coin is that it really is proof-like. When tilted at the right angle the devices appear as heavily-frosted cameos against dark mirrored fields. I couldn't capture this effect with my camera. Although the P-L surfaces unfortunately make the marks more visible, this to me is a beautiful coin (one of my favorites!). Report this Post to the Staff
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