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New Member
United States
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Hi there, I dug this coin while metal detecting this year. What do you think?   Thanks, all! |
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Absolutely beautiful AU-53. Thank you so much for not cleaning this lovely seated.
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New Member
 United States
8 Posts |
I wouldn't dream of cleaning any of my silver coin finds! Also, any seated experts.. is this the large or small stars version? Makes a big difference in value. Trying to figure out if it's worth it to send in for professional grading. I won't sell it either way because I love it so much.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5832 Posts |
 Wow! You dug this out? AU- Detail |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11896 Posts |
XF45. Nice early Seated dime find. Looks like it was dropped in the ground not too long ago. Cannot be AU in my opinion because there is no remaining mint luster. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Luster does not determine a grade. It helps establish if the surface has seen handling, but it certainly doesn't separate a EF from an AU.
Why details? I see nothing that would give this anything other than a righteous grade.
Yes, I would send this to NGC.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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According to my grading guide an AU coin must have mint luster. Wear is the main determinant, but not the only one.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
Small Stars. Very nice coin that looks AU53 or maybe even 55.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3843 Posts |
Very nice for a ground find. It has a good chance of grading problem free IMO. AU-50
Edited by Joe2007
01/15/2017 10:43 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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AU-53. Very nice find!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3540 Posts |
I am at AU53 as well. Believe some twinkle of the special mint luster, IS in the fields of the obverse.
AU50, has, generally, been give to AU coins, but no luster.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU-53 here as well. Remarkable appearance for a ground find, congrats. to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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the AU50/53 range would be my guess. an amazing dig! congrats! I think it has a better chance of getting a details designation than not due to environmental contamination. this can be seen when looking closely at the actual surfaces and devices which exhibit scratches and some minor pitting/corrosion.
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New Member
United States
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OK, so worst case scenario... I get it graded and it comes back with a details grade. How does this affect value? If it's really an AU 50+ it's worth $350 or more! Please forgive my ignorance... relatively new to coin collecting. Thanks for all the replies and kind words. I'm kind of in love with this coin!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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XF-45
Edited by CoinCollector2012
01/17/2017 1:28 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1963 Posts |
I say AU 50. It may come back details, but NCS conservation or ANACS conservation may help.
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Posted 01/15/2017 7:48 pm
