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Nice to see these every so often. Thanks!   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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dont see the CC a lot and when you do they are mostly low grade examples. I think this one may push F12 however the obverse appears to be pitted. you'll need to determine that in hand
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Panzaldi, what does pitted mean?
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Pillar of the Community
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To me it is no better than a VG, but I imagine that it's in a holder marked Fine.
Pitted refers to environmental damage where contaminates have worked their way into the surface of the coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Afraid you're right, no doubt graded Fine.
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here are the main areas in question. you may need a loop to look closely enough at the surfaces in these areas to see if those little black spots are on the surface or are actually inset into the metal  |
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Can't grade the 20 cent piece like other Liberty Seated issues - Liberty was raised, not incused, at striking. Surface problems aside, this grades Fine by conventional standards.
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fine details - environmental damage.
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I'd say Fine-15 but bet NGC said VF-20.
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F details, porous/corroded as above, with obverse scratches. Not a wise investment, and you'd have trouble getting out of it later.
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If this isn't a details grade then NGC is really lowering their standards, pitted and a good sized staple scratch across the obverse from 2:00 to 9:00.
I agree with Fine Details.
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I would guess Fine Details as well.
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