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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This 1847 Liberty Seated dime looked decent for its age to me, and the old white ANACS holder was a bonus, so I picked it up. Seller's photos, cropped, since I don't have it in hand yet, but how would you grade it? As an aside, seller had this coin listed as a Half Dime.    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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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yeah I'm in the VG-8 boat too. It looks pretty textbook for that grade. This looks like a nice addition though. It's nice and original and 47 is a not so common date. Nice pickup.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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just makes vg8. obv better than reverse which looks closer to g6.
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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Rest in Peace
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Obverse VG8, reverse G6, net VG8
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Bedrock of the Community
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VG8, unusual/nice toning for that much wear. I'll say cleaned, but not surprised if ANACS gave it a straight grade. Type coins get passes on cleanings all the time.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like a solid and honest VG-8. Not seeing the evidence of cleaning. Good coin!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 Same here. |
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United States
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Yeah, I'm probably wrong about the cleaning, just amazes me that a worn coin can still tone like that. Very nice.
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Bedrock of the Community
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ANACS said G6. Got it in hand today, it is more colorful than the photos, but not by a large amount. Also found out the reverse is rotated about 10 degrees C/W. I'll take new photos tonight or tomorrow.  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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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like the reverse won the day for this grader, but it could have gone either way.
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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It looks like a nice coin for G06. One of those VG7 type pieces that appears better than a Choice Good.
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Posted 11/22/2017 10:58 pm
