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Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6387 Posts	Posted 08/17/2015 5:35 pm Here's another coin that is extremely expensive in high grade but becomes almost reasonable when worn. How would you grade it? Do you think it would qualify as problem-free? Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/17/2015 5:48 pm Reverse is better than obverse, but I would say VF25 overall. Nice coin, Report this Post to the Staff
MeadowviewCollector Pillar of the Community United States 4409 Posts	Posted 08/17/2015 6:55 pm VF-20 Report this Post to the Staff
westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7621 Posts	Posted 08/17/2015 7:15 pm Fine to very fine. Should slab in a problem-free holder, too. Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 08/17/2015 11:37 pm VF-20. Report this Post to the Staff
zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 08/18/2015 02:12 am I'd call it VF-20 (just shy of 25). I have a hard time justifying gold coins with this many surface issues as problem-free. Yes, gold is a soft metal and yes the coin likely got all of that from circulation and not from tampering, but I have seen many gold coins with good surfaces, even in worn condition. A TPG would give this a problem-free grade. I would too, as long as I wasn't buying it for myself. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36780 Posts	Posted 08/18/2015 11:05 am VF-20 Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHuntingDrew Pillar of the Community United States 4932 Posts	Posted 08/19/2015 11:55 pm VF20 obv, VF-25 rev. Net VF-25? Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 08/20/2015 12:24 am It might make it into a problem-free holder even with its cleaning which to me is the issue here unless it's been tooled above the hair/coronet. If the obverse carried the grade it's an F15. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
BuckeyeCoinGuy Pillar of the Community United States 711 Posts	Posted 08/20/2015 12:42 am Loving your Half Eagles Jaobler. Keep them coming. I'll go with the consensus VF 20, but with a few margaritas in me she is looking mighty fine. Maybe instead of VF20 very fine, I'd go with MF25, mighty fine. Report this Post to the Staff
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