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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Another purchase. This piece has really nice toning IMO, unusual for a gold coin. How would you grade her?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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55 sharpness, lacking some luster.
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
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
AU53 or so, beautiful coin!
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United States
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Moderator
 United States
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Technical merit of AU55 with nicely unmolested surfaces from an issue known to be baggy, luster perhaps commanding a downgrade to 53 except the surfaces push it back up.  If anything I like this better than your Charlotte coin. Except maybe not. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Valued Member
United States
104 Posts |
I would grade it AU55 but wouldn't be surprised if it got a 53. Nice purchase that toning is awesome! Have you sent it in yet?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU53. Why is it that a lot of these issues (1844-o) always have that rough textured look on the bust? It seems to be on most of the ones I run across, even MS coins.
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Pillar of the Community
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Why is it that a lot of these issues (1844-o) always have that rough textured look on the bust? According to Doug Winter some 1844-O half eagles show "signs of rust" from the obverse die. My coin appears to have this feature, with the portrait showing a rough texture presumably caused by tiny rust pits in the die. I did send this coin and my 1840-C quarter eagle to PCGS. I'll report on the results when available. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Die rust makes sense, thanks J!
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just back from PCGS which gave it a 53. Luster is somewhat prooflike, with a mirrored quality in the fields. I think it is a very strong coin for the assigned grade but I'll take it!  |
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United States
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You never mentioned the luster in your initial description. Had you, I would have guessed wrong. Kinda sounds like the number on the slab won't matter much when it comes time to liquidate. |
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