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Valued Member
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Hi all: The half below is graded XF40 by PCGS. I question whether it makes the grade or not. Is that just weakness I see on the reverse? Any comments/opinions on this coin would be much appreciated. Thanks for your time! KK   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It is a weak looking 40. I thought it was a guess the grade before seeing the grade and was thinking 30 or 35. Even if the reverse is considered strike weakness there's not an XF coin there IMO. I could buy into VF35 a lot more easily.
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Pillar of the Community
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 Shy of XF-40. I would agree with VF-35 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have seen a lot worse in a PCGS holder. Personally I agree with the others and think it falls short of XF but it is one of the nicer PCGS XF pre-Civil War coins I have seen. It also has great eye appeal. Nice coin.
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Valued Member
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Yes, I really like the look of the coin, but I didn't think it was a 40 either. Nice color though, no evidence of cleaning.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Agree with VF-35. Still most attractive.
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Pillar of the Community
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That is a very nice coin, classy looking....eye appeal may have held it into this grade level? Why not
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Bedrock of the Community
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....eye appeal may have held it into this grade level? It could have. Market grading may have landed it in an XF holder even if technically it's a VF+. It's hard to get out of the market grading paradigm. We unconsciously net grade coins all the time and the reverse may be at work here. |
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United States
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Thank you all for your comments. I decided to purchase the half, even though it was clearly shy of its assigned grade. As mentioned above, I will sometimes overlook overgrading on a specimen that has an attractive appearance, especially a low-mintage issue. This is the case here. Thanks again for your help.
KK
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Bedrock of the Community
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borderline and I can see why they pushed it to a 40 as the obverse is strong enough to warrant it.
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Posted 02/16/2017 3:27 pm
