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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Your thoughts on grade please. Thanks,   |
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United States
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Valued Member
United States
143 Posts |
I'd go vf-20 on this one.
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United States
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Valued Member
United States
226 Posts |
Oh Yeah, VF20. LIBERTY is complete and bold. Nice Coin !
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice raw coin. I am with Prethen, 15.
Jim
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1490 Posts |
Thanks for the opinions on grade.
The F-15 grades surprised me as the individual I bought this from had it graded XF. I paid VF money for it and all along felt it was a solid VF. I was wanting validation that it definitley was not XF.
Looks like I got it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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For me the leaves in the hair need a bit more outline for the VF grade. I must admit that this is yet another series I don't specialize in so I might be a bit too conservative here.
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United States
226 Posts |
The ribbon would have to be seperated from the hair at a minimum to qualify for XF. also the corn kernals would be more defined on the reverse.
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United States
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A nice VF coin, but not an EF. Too much wear to get to the higher grade IMO. As others noted, the leaves in the crown and the corn on the reverse both lead to the lower grade, while a complete Liberty is a good indicator of better than merely Fine.
The yellowish areas on the obverse diminish eye appeal, however. I hope they are less obvious with the coin in hand. If too noticeable, they could drive the price toward the lower end for the grade.
I don't know how others on the forum feel, but I find getting nice examples of Barbers, in any denomination, in the VF to EX category is really tough. The vast majority of coins are worn thin, or are AU or higher. Tough for people like me who want nice examples but aren't able (or willing) to pay higher prices for the UNC's! Every time you can snag one of these coins for a fair price in VF to XF, I'd say to go for it.
Edited by hunter20ga
02/07/2008 2:05 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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hunter20ga, I agree whole heartedly with your comments regarding VF to XF Barber coinage. They definitley can be a challenge to get in VF and XF. Especially if they are a better date or key date. The yellow spots are not as detracting in hand as they are in the photos. While digital photos are great they definitely don't hide anything. Quite frankly though in my opinion the reverse is what makes this coin. |
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United Kingdom
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This one easily makes the Vf-20 for me, nice details and no edge damage or other major scratches or digs.
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United States
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F15, could it have possibly been cleaned?
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Posted 02/06/2008 10:04 pm
