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Here is a raw coin that I'm buying, but I need help grading it. I've gotten better with the well worn circulated IHCs, but I'm still struggling and learning with the upper grades. EDIT: More photos a few posts down.
SECOND EDIT: I asked the seller if he could see any luster cartwheeling. His said it had minimal cartwheel.Thanks in advance.   Edited by batboy
03/26/2017 2:38 pm
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Nice original EF-45 .  |
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Ouch! That's lower than what I was thinking. It does has a few marks and the luster is subdued. I'm wondering what you saw that I didn't?
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I'm wondering what you saw that I didn't? The amount of wear on the feathers, hair, diamonds, and the shield on the reverse. Its a solid XF-45. |
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Ok, I zoomed in as much as I could and while I'm not seeing anything in the feathers or shield, I now see that the diamond ribbon appears to have a bit of wear (namely on the second from the top and the bottom diamond). I thought there might be a trace of wear on the reverse knot and at the high points of a few wreath leaves before I posted, but I wasn't sure.
I have several XF IHCs and they all seem to have way more wear than this coin. Why not AU? Is it the lack of luster?
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03/26/2017 12:29 pm
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I would say that coin is at least a high end AU, probably at least an AU-58, if not a Mint State piece. I see some mint surface on the reverse. It all depends upon how much mint luster there is, which I can't determine from a photograph.
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Bill, that's what I was thinking too when I first posted. I just got more photos, I'll get them resized and posted soon.
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I like it at AU-50. Just makes it.
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There's hardly any wear, AU55 to AU58
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Ok , 2nd set of photos pushes it up to AU-55 .  |
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Not mint state batboy, you can see a small bit of wear on the shield on the reverse, AU-55
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i have it at AU55 also. some weakness in strike on the obverse is being attributed to wear. I think the scratches on the cheek and neck area, lack of luster and discoloration around the date area would keep it from AU58. you also have a small rim hit at 1 o'clock on the revers
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