| Author |
 Replies: 16 / Views: 2,581 |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
7840 Posts |
I picked this Seated half dollar up a couple months ago and wanted to see what the CCF Members had to say in comparison to the grade that PCGS gave her. Thank you for your interest and comments!    |
|
|
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
2843 Posts |
Beautiful coin. The shield wear is way out of place. The obverse is well struck with a beautiful head, but I think there is light wear on the thigh and possibly breasts. Thr reverse has some wear on the eagle neck and then of course the shield.
I would still say net AU53.
|
|
Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Just misses Unc. AU-58. Center of reverse is light strike, not wear, or maybe even a little Grease Fill. But none of that changes technical grade. Love that toning and strong obverse strike. |
|
Pillar of the Community
7234 Posts |
Some light wear on her thigh and shield area, disregardful of that strange light strike on the reverse but can see some light wear on high points. I'll go AU-55
|
|
Moderator
 United States
23522 Posts |
Dang it, I have to recuse myself. I found it online.  I was right about the grade, though.  A remarkable coin. |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Edited by Coinfrog
09/18/2017 3:45 pm
|
|
Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
5832 Posts |
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
11898 Posts |
xf40. does not have luster for au to me.
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 |
|
Valued Member
United States
304 Posts |
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
Canada
11922 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
7375 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
7840 Posts |
1840 50C Obv. Die Crack FS-401 Reverse of 1839 (EDS) PCGS AU55
I have been informed that this is a rare variety, I just need to find the right buyer.
Thanks for playing along.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2843 Posts |
Interesting, PCGS only shows 2 graded by them. a VG8 and yours. Had I looked there, I could have found the grade by the process of elimination....
I wonder when PCGS decided to attribute this minor variety. (The obverse crack, obviously, not the reverse.)
It may well be a newer addition, and prior slabbed examples may have this, just unattributed.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
7516 Posts |
|
| |
Replies: 16 / Views: 2,581 |
Posted 09/18/2017 09:00 am
