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Valued Member
United States
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I've been looking into these half dollars lately. Here's one from my collection. I really like the look of high grade blast white examples, but I thought this one had some unique color and toning. And I like the idea of having a variety of toned and blast white coins in my commemorative collection. Here it is. What do you think?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
Nice coin.
Based on the ropes going across the sails I'd give it a mid-AU grade.
Those ropes are generally the first things that disappear with wear.
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Moderator
 United States
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I like the tone.  |
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Valued Member
United States
51 Posts |
Indeed, the coin is AU, but spectacularly toned. Nice coin!
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Valued Member
 United States
283 Posts |
The sail detail is all there  just doesn't quite show up completely in these pics. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
562 Posts |
I'm thinking this reached MS-64.
And yeah, this is a nicely toned example with a blast white bust set against a slate grey toned background. A beautiful example of this commemorative.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12817 Posts |
I like that design and like the others, I think its toning is sweet. Great coin! Edited by CelticKnot
01/25/2016 6:13 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
It sure looks 65 to me. Beautiful.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5417 Posts |
Love the color. I'm calling it 64.
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Moderator
United States
15408 Posts |
Appreciation of toning on a coin is an individual preference ... this example is certainly much more appealing to my eye than the very dark Columbian you showed us earlier.
I'm unable to estimate the grade based on the photos. You seem to have several of these examples ... are you building a grading set of them, or simply interested in the coin?
David
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United States
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This was an upgrade for my classic commemorative set. Trying to build the set in ms65 or better.
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Posted 01/25/2016 09:49 am
