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Pillar of the Community
United States
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As usual looking for thoughts on grade and anything else.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very pretty Barber half, blast white would make me feel it has been dipped, with minimal abrasions and some slight flatness. The dip makes it appears MS to me but I would say AU 58.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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ms64
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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Rest in Peace
United States
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Sure looks like it was dipped . But in a good way . MS-65.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1609 Posts |
My thoughts are that I'm very jealous.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3210 Posts |
I'm at an easy 64 maybe a 65. Agree it has been dipped but in the right way.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
I'll say 65, gorgeous, and congrats.
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Bedrock of the Community
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18670 Posts |
should make MS65. conservatively 64
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Plenty of luster, I'd say MS-65.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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I am thinking it looks both dipped and AU-58.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11894 Posts |
Yeah, looking at the area below the shield and above the tailfeathers, it looks like a fairly big patch of rub, and the top right portion of the shield looks rubbed too, so probably not UNC.
The color of the shield changes abruptly along a straight line, and the surfaces have a subtly ashen look that suggests it has been dipped to me too. See a few dark and light streaks horizontally in the stars above the eagle.
I am revising to AU details - cleaned.
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
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
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3479 Posts |
Very interesting. Quite a diverse mix of opinions.
The coin is graded Unc-details(cleaning) by PCGS. I have it at m-64 not factoring in cleaning.
Just goes to prove the importance of series specialists. Tough to judge the grade of a coin that has strike issues.
Edited by MikeF
05/07/2017 02:42 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd buy it.
Weakly struck areas will still have luster, while worn areas won't. Once you recognize the difference, you can accurately make the determination.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1499 Posts |
It is not Mint State. There is friction on the cheek and possible impaired luster because of the dipping. The dipping may have gone too far. That could result in a drop in grade to AU-53 or 55 or a possible "details grade" if the luster is really impaired.
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Posted 05/06/2017 08:38 am
