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Valued Member
United States
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I sense a little wear . Me, AU-58 .ANACS MS-62/63 .  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3325 Posts |
Ok. I'm still honing my grading skills, so thanks for a chance to practice.
I have trouble with WLs because of the "art deco" styling. Hard for me to tell if any cleaning is done on them. I see toning on the Rev that may indicate some cleaning. But, I agree with the straight 58 attribution.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Luster has undisturbed "underwater" appearance. Weaker strike as is typical for this date & mm, which makes the high points appear to have rub. But it looks more like weak strike, rather than circulation, especially given the untouched fields.
No hint of dipping or cleaning.
I was at a 66 on the obverse, but the reverse reduced it to a 65. Nice looking example with no immediate distractions.
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Valued Member
 United States
397 Posts |
Here is a hint and one of the reasons I don't post more of my silver coins. I just cannot capture the true luster. This coin is blast white. I know you all can only grade from what you can see, so not being able to capture the luster falls on me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If this is a wear-free coin, I'm tapping out. I haven't progressed far enough in grading to attribute MS coins. Eye appeal, contact Mark number and location is lost on me right now. All I can say is it's better than any walker I have  "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree with Mox almost word for word.
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Valued Member
United States
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If this is a wear-free coin, I'm tapping out. I haven't progressed far enough in grading to attribute MS coins. Eye appeal, contact Mark number and location is lost on me right now. All I can say is it's better than any walker I have You are doing just fine, probably much better than myself. We post here to help one another learn. Just maybe it will save us a few bucks when making a purchase. My grading skills from pictures really stinks, ok, so do my pictures. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3325 Posts |
Thanks for the encouragement, Smoke. I'm getting there eventually.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Valued Member
United States
397 Posts |
I really believe the 65 camp got it right. I think a may crack this one out. I do appreciate you all taking the time to share your thoughts.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36746 Posts |
This is one ANACS got wrong.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3540 Posts |
I see a LEFT thumb!!! (which is GREAT!) About the time any numismatist believes they have grading figured out, let's sit down with a couple rolls of Buffalo nickels or Walking Liberty halves.....covering each date and mint. AU/UNC will be just fine. This is a TOUGH series to grade!! |
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United States
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I see a LEFT thumb! (which is GREAT!) I'm leaning more to MS65 myself due to that, the reverse is a bit worse off, but on a good day it could pull the extra $200 worth.  "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2˘ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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64 maybe due to the weak strike. I agree with anacs.
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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