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Pillar of the Community
Canada
818 Posts |
Pretty baggy but I got it for a good price. What do you think of grade? Thanks for looking!  
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
Nice ... I really like Newfoundland coins.
Not a expert on Canadian ... VF 35 .. maybe XF 40
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4233 Posts |
AU harshly cleaned. Or am I wrong?
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
9864 Posts |
I think it's a mintstate coin, harshly cleaned. Odd that such a rare coin, only two thousand minted, would be raw.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
581 Posts |
I am at AU55 Harshly Cleaned! Nice find
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
10743 Posts |
I wouldn't care if it was 'baggy' or not..  Very nice pickup, very low mintage coin and, BTW the only one I am missing.  AU details on account of the cleaning but, still nice.  Actually, I'm also missing a couple more.. 
Edited by SHAFTA9a 11/18/2016 07:53 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3234 Posts |
Quote: AU harshly cleaned. Or am I wrong? I'd agree with this grade..
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
4911 Posts |
i'll stick my neck out and say AU with original surfaces..these coins when found in mint state, often have very PL characteristics and this one looks like it did too..the reflective fields make every little scratch stand out more than usual. the only thing I see causing a possible details grad here is the scrape on the jaw..
Feel free to call me Will.
Edited by thedollarman 11/18/2016 1:49 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
I tend to agree it's AU straight despite a short (tough) life on the streets.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3049 Posts |
I am in the "details" crowd as well... with a light bit of rub it looks like around the eyebrow I'd say AU...
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
818 Posts |
Quote: i'll stick my neck out and say AU with original surfaces..these coins when found in mint state, often have very PL characteristics and this one looks like it did too..the reflective fields make every little scratch stand out more than usual. Appreciate all of the opinions on grade guys but this pretty well sums it up for me and alludes to why I purchased this coin. The camera along with the mirrored fields really emphasize the blemishes and even though it does have several deficiencies (including a decent rub behind the head), I am optimistic this coin will not get a details grade. You really have to see this coin in hand, it does not look half as busy as the pictures show. Of course, being a coin as rare as this, I'm sure it will get a lot of scrutiny and I'm prepared for an unfavorable grade. This is definitely one that I will send for grading and I will update the thread in the future. Thanks.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
11922 Posts |
AU-55, but I would think Details from those pictures.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4233 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Interesting ... Usually I think the grade is higher than the Canadian collectors. So I went a lower than I would think a similar U.S. coin would grade.
The OP says it has mirrored fields, now I can understand that, I have trouble getting good pictures on coins like this.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2495 Posts |
'Details' grade for sure.....somewhere in the AU range.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1051 Posts |
I'd be very careful of ungraded coins these days.
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