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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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This one has something special for you to look for dollarman!   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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oh wow! it's not everyday you see retained die brakes on KG V nickels! thanks for posting!...i like many have difficulty grading these..MS-62? Feel free to call me Will.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2187 Posts |
I'm thinking closer to MS64. Nice retained die break!
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Must be the photos doesn't look MS to me.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Love the retained die break. Too much plastic to tell the grade but assuming the fields are clean I say MS64 -- strike could be a little better for me to make MS65. Plus the rim looks bumped at about 5 o'clock on the obverse.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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To me, the left side of the face and crown seems to show clear wear. Doesn't look MS to me either, unless this is just a poor photo.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4233 Posts |
Is it just the picture, or does George have a handlebar moustache?
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
581 Posts |
It's the rare biker George!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
4911 Posts |
when will we be getting the results on the latest batch of goodies you posted?  Feel free to call me Will.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
581 Posts |
This one had me laughing  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2495 Posts |
It probably is an EF.
First picture doesn't show the surfaces that well.
Angle the coin so the coin's surfaces are reflected in the light and I'm sure you'll see many fine hairlines (not cleaning hairlines, but hairlines from wear).
This is the reason why this coin graded ef/AU instead of an MS.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Coin is actually very nice in hand, fields are quite clean, but king George is rubbed up a bit.minor chAtter but only on the side with G5
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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In that last pic posted of the obverse, fields to me, look quite marked, especially in the upper right hand side.
I don't think ICCS got this one wrong.
Perhaps an au50, but that's about it.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Oh I agree, it would not make ms, just a very nice looking ef:)
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Valued Member
United States
214 Posts |
KG V nickels are extremely hard to grade from pictures. The strikes are often weak, by this I mean that the details are not full even in MS coins. Just because the two pearls left of center on the crown can't be seen can not be taken as a sign of wear. I'd also argue that the reverse side of this coin could be MS based on wear. The die crack on the F clearly put this reverse die as a Late Die Stage (LDS) so the fact that there is not a lot of detail in the leafs is IMO evidence of a "weak strike" rather than wear. I still have a lot to learn but IMO it often comes down to luster as the key element to grade KGV nickels. The first set of photos we have no idea of the remaining luster. In the second photo of the obverse, we do get an idea of the luster and can see that the luster under the letters is a stronger than the fields. When there is a clear difference between the two a coin is often graded EF/XF. The fact that it looks like this separation of strong vs. weak has just started is probably the reason for the 45 grade. If I had this coin in hand, I'd look at the lower left shoulder of KG as well as his check to see if there are scratches and worn off luster. If not then we have an AU/MS coin all depending on the amount of luster. At any rate, I would love have this coin in my collection primarily because of the reverse die crack on the F. Thanks for sharing! |
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