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Pillar of the Community
United States
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what is your opinion on grade and overall condition of this coin?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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VF20, reverse feathers look odd. Sorry, but don't know much about these. Looks cleaned though.
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Pillar of the Community
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thanks ed. I was thinking around vf35 or so and not sure about cleaned or not. din't think so but I am not familiar with these either.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think it makes EF-40. LIBERTY on 20-cent pieces usually shows wear even on higher-grade pieces. The coin does appear to have been lightly cleaned but there are no visible hairlines and eye appeal is good. It would likely slab problem-free if submitted for grading.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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ok, sorry I was way off on the grade.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My first thought was "cleaned".
But if not I'd say high VF, maybe even XF-40.
But I think think "cleaned" takes priority over any grade.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Mid VF details maybe see if acetone bath will remove the black grime especially on the reverse.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I did not end up buying this coin. $239 is the price. Would have been $24 cheaper with 10x ebay bucks. |
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Pillar of the Community
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VF-30. I wish that people would stop grading these coins that show any weakness on the word "LIBERTY" EF. That is grade-flation. Before you know it you will have to buy an AU graded piece to get a full liberty. Just look at what has happened with the ax lines on Mercury dimes, and the Liberty on 1877 Indian cents. Don't let the grading services get away with this. |
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Agree meets EF-40 standards without a doubt, imo.
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Pillar of the Community
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I have to agree with Bill on this one. Overgrading is rampant. If you look at that coin dispassionately just at its overall wear (forget about technical grading points for the moment), you'll see a nice VF coin. There's strong wear over all the devices and fields. The rim and dentils show wear. All this takes it out of EF IMHO. Maybe it can be argued it's a VF30.
I do agree, the services might just put this in an EF holder. But, it does not deserve EF money. I've recently seen 2-cent pieces that deserved no better than Fine in VF holders.
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