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Valued Member
United States
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This arrived in the mail yesterday, how would you grade it? I plan to give it an acetone treatment following the helpful instructions from those on this forum once I get the materials.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks about vf30. Hopefully that reverse staining comes off with acetone. Nice looking coin.
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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have you weighed this coin? to my eye the patina seems applied.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'll go EF-40 but that dark area could make this a details coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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VF-35 seems possible, maybe even EF. The rim hits are a distraction and overall the coin has below-average eye appeal IMO. I don't see any obvious indications of a counterfeit coin but authentication for almost any Seated dollar is important. Hopefully this one is genuine and you will be happy with it. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Technical grade 35. I see nothing to be concerned about as far as authenticity. I'm really not a fan of this coin, I'm sorry to say. Too many little problems.
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United States
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Looks genuine. Give her a bath in acetone.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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XF40. Reverse has better sharpness than the obverse, but staining. Rim has been chewed on a bit. I wouldn't acetone it, personally, since you might lose some of the toning and make that stain stand out even more than it already does. NGC or PCGS might be able to conserve it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with Paralyse. If you can get the coin to tone more, the stain will serve as a pedigree and won't stand out as much. I would take some copy paper, fold it over the coin and staple it shut. Put it on a windowsill or a in a high cabinet in your kitchen and forget about it for a year.
Also I don't think the stains are dark enough to trigger a details designation. Your biggest problem is the rim dings. But I also do not think they are prevalent enough to detail the coin. SLD's enjoy a lot of leeway with the tpgs.
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11/21/2017 9:46 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree w/Mike, it would full grade as-is.
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Bedrock of the Community
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VF35/XF40. I tend to lean toward obverse on split grades
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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VF-35 with those rim bumps. Hopefully the black spot on the reverse will come off with a gentile acetone bath.
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