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Pillar of the Community
United States
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recent pick up towards my odd type collections. grade and thoughts? thanks   Edited by Steele
01/17/2017 8:30 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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First, it's NOT a 3-cent nickel.
It's a 3-cent silver.
It looks like a VF-something.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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First, it's NOT a 3-cent nickel. thanks. I knew that had my mind on other things as typed |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11898 Posts |
Strong XF45 almost AU50. Maybe details due to porous looking surfaces at the stars. Maybe environmental damage.
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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Pillar of the Community
United States
1119 Posts |
in hand it appears to be rust on the die leading to the porosity look around the outer ring on the reverse. this coin looks better in hand that the pictures show.
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
I was thinking 45 until I saw the reverse which looks like it's two full bumps higher to a 53. Hate it when I split grades as it's very unusual in "real life".
It's certainly a 50 for a single grade.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This coin is tough to grade. In the obverse you get a real sharp star, but the shield outline and the rim look weakly struck. It doesn't look like wear but weakly struck on the right side. On the reverse there is a die crack and a Cud at 2:30. But the reverse looks well struck, even with a cracked die. Couple of ring dings at 8 o'clock. I would put it at XF45 with the issues. A lot going on in this coin. I think in spite of all the issues, it is an attractive coin that has nice color. I have seen a lot of ugly ones and I like this 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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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks Folks. I took a gamble on crappy seller photos and was pleased when I looked at it in person today. the die crack is rim to rim 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock. I am a little perplexed by the obverse rim. don't know if there was a strike though or what but the mushy rims are odd. definitely a late die state too.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1963 Posts |
XF 45 Dets, Cleaned, buy it at a VF price.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm thinking the obverse is XF40 given the wear on the shield at 8 o'clock and whatever is going on at the opposite point.
However, the reverse has me thinking VF given wear on the diamond and at least a couple of the orbs.
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU-50 is my overall impression.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2125 Posts |
XF-45 Perhaps cleaned and re-toning.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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XF45 details. improperly cleaned
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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EF-45, and I also think it looks cleaned.
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United States
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