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Valued Member
United States
288 Posts |
Your opinion on grade and eye appeal. Thanks!   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3479 Posts |
vf-30. But just fugly. Acetone might help.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1959 Posts |
It may go into a straight grade holder, but it isn't very attractive. VF.
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Valued Member
United States
344 Posts |
VF-30. Unfortunately it looks like even eagles are getting hurt by oil spills now...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6390 Posts |
Love this date; it's just "special" in comparison to the 1875 coins usually seen. I'd grade it as XF-45. Eye appeal is low due to the dark spots but this does not appear to be a problem coin.
I wonder if professional conservation would be warranted.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11896 Posts |
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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
705 Posts |
Poor eye appeal for me. The CC you posted looks better than this one but neither do much for me though.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2936 Posts |
I'd give it a 45 also. Some "MS70" and a few Q-tips might do wonders for it. PG
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
XF40 and while it's not the most beautiful piece it doesn't look below average in the eye appeal category. It appears to be in a PCGS holder so I wouldn't touch it. Some like their coins dirty.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1436 Posts |
Looks like a prime candidate for conservation...
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18681 Posts |
i had it at technically an XF45 also but I can see it getting knocked a full grade due to eye appeal. I'm not a fan. I dont know what it costs to conserve a piece but as previously stated it could be a good candidate
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Pillar of the Community
United States
824 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
EF-40, perhaps 45. Nice hair detail. I don't think it would straight grade.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1499 Posts |
It has EF-AU sharpness, but the dark spots are a big distraction. They look to be the kind of the spots that do not dip out no matter what you do. As such, those who have net graded this in the VF area are correct. My net grade would be VF-20.
This is not an impossible date to find inspite of the low mintage. Another one will come along without the problems.
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