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Valued Member
United States
421 Posts |
Got this sexy lady today. What do you think it would grade. It looks cameo and PL but I also am always wrong so what's your thoughts! Thanks   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Weak strike slider, AU-58.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18687 Posts |
 also may have had a dip in the pool along the way |
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Valued Member
 United States
421 Posts |
I don't think so it's shinny. I think it would grade higher than that   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11898 Posts |
AU details - cleaned. Looks overdipped. The coin does not seem to have any mint luster nor any cartwheel light reflection.
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.com |
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Valued Member
United States
421 Posts |
I will take better pics cause this coin is way better than the pics do it justice. I do not believe this coin has been cleaned.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Please post better pics if you can. To me, this appears to have at least some rub on the hair and eagle's breast despite weak strike. Open to different opinions.
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Valued Member
United States
421 Posts |
Appreciate it coinfrog. you are a tough grader but always shoot me strait and don't sugar coat anything. I am truly learning and hope I am getting better with my purchases. Thank you everyone for your feedback.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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just an FYI shiny does not mean luster
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
It is particularly difficult to grade a weak strike from pics. I'll stick with a high-AU grade, but not with an especially high degree of confidence.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Valued Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11898 Posts |
Unfortunately still don't see any luster. Surfaces look cleaned/polished.
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.com |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1000 Posts |
Jbedwell, yes -- it's shiny, but shine alone does not determine a coin's grade. In the strictest sense, a coin's grade should be determined by the amount of wear on the design. Whiteness or toning should have no effect on the grade (although people do take "eye appeal" into account). This coin is shiny and has white surfaces, but it lacks mint luster, which is causing people to say the coin would get a details grade for a cleaning. (I agree with this assessment.) Here's a link that may be useful to you: https://www.PCGS.com/Photograde/#/Morgan/Grades. You can compare your coin to the ones there. Your obverse looks most like the AU55 obverse there. Note the wear on the patch of hair slightly overlapping the ear? Comparing your coin's reverse to PCGS photograde, the wear on the eagle's breast would slot it between AU55 and AU58 for me. Obviously, I'm less experienced that the people chiming in above me, so go with what they say. [edit] JB, can you send me an email or enable PMs? Thanks! Edited by Druu
05/06/2017 8:35 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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I know I ask a lot of questions and challenge feedback but it's is not out of disrespect or frustration it's strictly a learning experience. I have a ton of coins and just trying to learn how they fit in my collection. Thank you
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Personal info -- delete, delete! (I copied your email address, and I'll get you a message later this evening.) For future reference, you can click a member's name to open that member's profile, and there is an option to send emails through ccf. The emails will go to the email address you signed up with. You can also go to your profile to allow members to send you emails, but I'm not sure exactly how to do that since, I enabled mine a while ago.
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Posted 05/05/2017 7:27 pm
