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I cast a vote for AU50.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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I think maybe to high... I would say more like EF-40, To many dings and dongs for AU But.. Still a very nice coin.  Edited by SHAFTA9a
03/11/2008 6:41 pm
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Definitely not AU. The following is certified AU:  EF has to show a hint of mint finish between the letters of the legend. On the picture I can't see any of that. The eyebrow seems too worn away to make an EF. But this could be due to the coin orientation. As SHAFTA9a said - too many obvious defects overall. My own grading strickly based on those pictures is VF-35. Marc |
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I agree; close to EF but a few too many nicks/hairlines.
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Actualy this coin was certified by ICCS as an EF45,i got this from a seller in Ottawa,Ontario.
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How can you be sure? Where is the certificate?
Marc
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Beleive me Marc if I say this was a certified silver dollar and that it was certified EF45 by ICCS I know since I got this coin in a certified platic pocket and since the pocket was cracked took the coin out and secure it into a 2 x 2
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Humm..... Willing to get certified again?
Marc
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Yes Marc when I will be ready I will not just get this coin certified but all my Canadian coins I'm looking at about $ 2000.00 for all my coins at ICCS.
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I don't know why its in such question, It definitely looks XF to me
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Well, snaz grading is a subjective matter, isn't it?... If you compare with an ICCS AU just above in this post Andre's coin can't be this close to an AU. As I stated, EF has to show some mint finish between the legend and maybe the picture does not do justice to the coin, but I can't see any. Even after ICCS' revelation I still find way too many bumps and bruises to qualify for EF. This coin was better off in its ICCS holder...
Bottom line, I would not buy this coin at EF price point, certainly not EF-45.
Marc
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Lustre or not, the surface is very clean. And, it's a good thing ICCS doesn't grade from photos, because I suspect the appearance of the actual coin merits their grade--why wouldn't it? I'm all for conservative grading, because it raises the standards of people who sell raw coins.
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Kurt,  mint finish presence isn't a "nice to have" technically it is a prerequisite for EF-45 at least based on Charlton grading guide. Evidently, the surface is NOT very clean either. You'd really buy this coin as EF? Marc |
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Posted 03/11/2008 6:39 pm
