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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have been offered two coins, this is the second. Would appreciate your thoughts on the grade, eye appeal, problems and price you might pay. Thanks! 1799 Draped Bust/Heraldic Eagle Dollars Obverse Stars Arranged 7 left & 6 right Normal Date/9's with Spurs Five Berries on Olive Branch Lowest Obverse Stars Normal Size Liberty's Curl below Right Half of E in LIBERTY Right Obverse Stars Evenly Spread Right Foot of A over Junction of Clouds 3 & 4 Variety: BB-167, B-14, R-2I have this one at VG08 straight. Some problems but market acceptable. Auction records search shows sales clustered between $940-1057 TPG straight graded in PCGS and NGC holders.   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.comEdited by numismatic student
03/07/2017 11:57 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3210 Posts |
The first one was nice but it had major scratches. This one doesn't, but probably an older cleaning. I'd go with this one, less damage
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Pillar of the Community
7234 Posts |
Those are some of the nicest coins minted from the late 1700's I have seen - Maybe they are legit but at least cleaned, right? I would not buy them unless certified. Just my thoughts.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2125 Posts |
Like this one better. Not a fan of the color/toning.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I have this one at VG08 straight. Some problems but market acceptable. i think you are spot on. I agree that it may have had a cleaning some while ago but still market acceptable. a few scratches here and there but none that distracting. I would grade the reverse G7 as its kind of between 6 and 8. i do not collect these so I cant give any opinion on value but I like this one |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Not in love with it, but I think it makes VG-08 straight as well.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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VG-8, but it looks cleaned to me.
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CCF Advertiser
United States
1533 Posts |
I see a W in the right obverse field that looks like deliberate graffiti to me. I'd pass.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
I would say VG8 but obv. graffiti as noted. Definitely cleaned, but that's like saying cows go moo -- finding uncleaned ones is like getting struck by lightning after winning the Powerball.
Unless you collect the series or really need one on a low budget for a type set, I'd pass. With this series in particular, especially if you are collecting by type, you will be much happier if you buy the best specimen you can afford, at a given price level. If your budget is, say, $2,000, then find the nicest $2,000 coin you can find, and ignore the wear grade/sharpness grade. You might end up with a nice F+/VF instead of a VF+ with problems, but it will be much easier to upgrade in the future, if you desire, or to flip it, or even just easier on your eyes when you pull it out of the cabinet. Just my opinion, don't take offense. :)
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 United States
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I cannot say definitively graffiti.
But, VG8 sounds about right to me.
Nice coin!
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Posted 03/07/2017 9:19 pm
