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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10038 Posts |
The pics don't show the full mint luster. What appears in the upper left of the OBV to be discoloration is a slight pink toning. I would appreciate your ideas of grade remembering it has plenty of original across the entire surface. Thanks. I know - I need to work on my photo skills.   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***Edited by Earle42
09/30/2017 6:07 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Solid 64, or perhaps a tick higher.
Monotone colors make it appear dull and lifeless, although it might look entirely different in hand.
From the photos provided it doesn't intrigue me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
I don't think it's MS.
At first I thought it was a weak strike.
But the horn is full and appears rounded.
I'm going with a low AU.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
10038 Posts |
Thanks for this - yes, in hand she is a beaut. It belongs to a friend and I may be selling it here later - after I practice taking better pics LOL! I am assuming its the spots on the chin, neck, and back rim that make this rate ant not higher? The most I could say was it looked MS - but that's as far as I could take it. Please educate me  Edited by Earle42
09/30/2017 6:40 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10038 Posts |
@Kanga - I think the "rounding" is my lack of pic taking skills. I tilted this one under the light every way I could under magnification to see if I could see any wear at all. I was using an ANACS grading standard book and PCGS photo grade as a guide. I could not find any wear. The luster is still over the whole surface also. It is beautiful in hand.
How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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 United States
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Earle42,
There are sub-sections for grading requests. Please use them.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10038 Posts |
Thanks Fuzzy - I appreciate this info ad will hopefully remember to do so when I have more to post.
How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11881 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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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Flatly struck but Mint State, probably MS63-MS64 if luster is as you describe. It is not very sharp, but I see little indication that the lack of sharpness is due to wear and not a rather poor strike. This in itself is somewhat of an oddity since 1913 T1's usually have full strikes. There is some flowlining out towards the rims from the lower reverse, so this may be a late die state strike.
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United States
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Full date ,full horn ,very nice tail . But what about the rest of the coin ? Wear or weak strike ,that is the question . I'm going in safe ; AU-63 .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thanks for all the ideas and help from everyone. I wish I was able to get better pics to show this beauty off. I have two goose neck, diffused LEDs positioned at 10:00 and 2:00, but the luster does not show. I am using my iPhone 4s like Darth Morgan's setup: http://goccf.com/t/160092But evidently the built in diffusers - a sheet of diffusing plastic over the output of the lights hood - on my lights are not what I need. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
505 Posts |
MS-61. Weak struck looking obverse. The reverse leads me to my opinion. Pretty coin! I'm sure pictures don't show it's true colors and luster.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
63, weak strike, pics lack eye appeal.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
11922 Posts |
I would think MS-63 from those pictures.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36744 Posts |
Photos make it very hard to grade accurately on this one. Could be MS or AU.
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