| Author |
 Replies: 17 / Views: 1,911 |
|
Valued Member
United States
305 Posts |
Hey guys Just curious as to what you guys would grade this dime ?   |
|
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
I'll lead off with AU-53, possibly 55.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
|
|
Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
I'm in at EF-45 , A little too much obverse wear for AU .
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18708 Posts |
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
Canada
11922 Posts |
I think it could make AU-53.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
EF45 and does not look original.
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
|
Valued Member
 United States
305 Posts |
Well thanks for the comments everyone :)
I was thinking it would go 50/53 all day long as far as grade wise but was curious as to what you guys thought!!
The coin looks original to me , as did the seller that I spoke to about the coin ...
It's a bit on the crusty side , so what are you seeing that's not original ?
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4337 Posts |
Quote:
It's a bit on the crusty side , so what are you seeing that's not original ? That's not "crusty", its carbon spotting and carbon toning, sure signs of a cleaning settling in wrong over the course of time. Its not been harshly cleaned but it has been cleaned nonetheless and the onset of the carbon spots and those darker areas dull the entire coin. As this coin continues to sit and age with time, unless encapsulated in an air tight holder that will stop the environmental process, it will continue to darken and degenerate to a damaged state. Grade wise I think its EF Details. |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
36880 Posts |
|
|
Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
|
|
Valued Member
United States
305 Posts |
You guys are confusioning me bad , so do I have a problem free AU barber or a carbon spotted problem coin ?
Honestly I think that isn't carbon spotting , just the color and tone of a old crusty coin ...
I have a few coins that are slabbed ( problem free ) that have that very same appearance of what I'm calling crusty ?
So idk
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
18708 Posts |
anything over EF45 in my book needs to display some type of luster peeking through. the pics displayed appear to show a dull surface similar to the what you get with a coin over dipped. residual solution not rinsed properly could over time display these dark blotchy areas. I think dsfreeworld got it.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1339 Posts |
My opinion is, it's one of those coins that is probably not worth the money that its grade should command.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4337 Posts |
Quote:
You guys are confusioning me bad , so do I have a problem free AU barber or a carbon spotted problem coin ? Don't be confused. EF Details. Quote:
Honestly I think that isn't carbon spotting , just the color and tone of a old crusty coin ...
It certainly is carbon spotting and again, will worsen with time. Here is what a "crusty original" looks like that made a problem free EF. Note the uniformity of the crust over the entirety of the surface. Now look at your coin and notice the blotchy sporadic spotting and the inconsistency of it all. Your devices on the obverse are clear and bright while your mirrors have random dull and dark spots and the peripherals as well. Cleaned/Dipped and toned over.   Quote:
I have a few coins that are slabbed ( problem free ) that have that very same appearance of what I'm calling crusty Post them for review and lets compare. |
|
Valued Member
United States
305 Posts |
Well Mr BS free world I might not know much about carbon spots but I can grade a Barber dime ... If this coin has been cleaned as you say then there's not going to be any luster , are they ? So this is an AU coin problem free or not .... I might need to spend a bit if time reading about carbon spotting but someone needs to work a bit on their grading skills since they know it all !   |
| |
Replies: 17 / Views: 1,911 |
Posted 03/08/2016 6:57 pm
