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Grading This 1834 Bust Half Dollar

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I recently purchased this one and am interested in your opinions on grade. I'll let you know the PCGS grade soon.

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Tell us about the luster. I'd say AU-58 at worst, very possibly MS.
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au55. nice strike. too many flat spots in hair.
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That coin has a real shot at ms.
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AU-55 if more luster than pic indicates bump to AU-58
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Personally: AU-50

TPG: I'll guess AU-58

Very nice, I want to try and get one that nice soon.
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I hardly see any rub on the high points of the coin so I think it'll grade around a 58-61.
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AU-53. Nice coin.
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I bet it does have a little more luster than the photo. I see a little flatness on the tops of the wings, that birds eyebrow and a few rim nicks. AU55 for me but it's a beauty!
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Going with AU-55. Nice coin!
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AU-58.
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It looks like an AU-55 or 58. It looks to be a nice coin with just a little rub.
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I'm having a really hard time discerning any wear on this one. MS60
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I bet it does have a little more luster than the photo.


Thanks for the opinions on this coin. Yes, it does have more luster than the pictures indicate. I tried taking more pictures today but failed again. I didn't ever realize until recently that a collector also needs to be a photographer. As you can see my pics are not good.

Here's the interesting part. No one mentioned anything about a possible old cleaning. PCGS graded it AU Details - Cleaned. When I first viewed the coin I couldn't determine that it was cleaned, but I'm not an expert. I bought this for just over $100 thinking that if I get it in hand and it does look like an old cleaning I still made a good buy. I agree with the majority who see it around AU58.
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