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A very difficult coin to grade from photo because of the toning. I am not sure if the hair, ear, breast, and legs are a result of strike or wear. I am going to go with AU58, but the coin could be as high as MS64.
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This coins shows hints of wear on some areas, center of breast as example, yet some of the other tip tops don't appear to show wear. Hard to tell not in-hand. I do like this type of toning, even if it makes picture grading tough.
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I'm thinking 58 as well, but agree it's almost impossible to tell fom these pics. Very nice coin!
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My initial thought was AU, but I agree that the mottled toning is messing with my judgment. Not sure if it's a weak strike (common for New Orleans strikes), wear, or a combination of both.
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I'm going to step out on this one and say MS64 or even 65. Here's why. I'm not seeing any signs of wear on the cheek nor the wing tips talons or highest leaves. Weak strike appearing as flat areas around the ear and breast.  |
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After closer inspection of the left wing there does appear to be some circulation wear. I must retract my previous conclusion and agree with the AU58 troops  |
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Flatly struck but there are traces of wear. Looks to be about AU-58.
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AU55.
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I'm going against the grain here. 1904-O suffers from a very dismal strike quality on many die pairings so I'm calling this MS63ish based mostly on my gut.
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Posted 11/02/2015 3:41 pm
