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Pillar of the Community
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*** Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! ***attached are two images. the are taken with an inexpensive usb microscope. I realize the are more in focus on the right side of the coin, than the left side. after I upload these - I am going to try again with a camera. hopefully the pictures will be better than these. however if anyone can help with a grade opinion - it will be appreciated. the question in part has to do with the die state. there are at least three, and possibly a fourth die crack in the head area. can this coin still receive a fairly high grade value -= even with the deteriorating die state?  
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Rest in Peace
United States
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AU-53 at most . A couple of Cracked Sculls and looks like a Poor Mans D/D . Not much value to speak of .  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1944 Posts |
i actually thought a bit higher grade than that...
i did take some camera inages..
they are clearer - but now I am having a bit of a problem croping them with the image editor.
i will try again later (i am out of time for now)
thants for lookint...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I suppose the grade could well be AU-58, but especially given the spotting and lack of eye appeal, I don't see any premium.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1944 Posts |
I really wasn't expecting a big premium. I'm just trying to get a reasonably accurate grade (given the deteriorating condition of the dies)
Again - thanks for looking.
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Rest in Peace
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Well it is circulated, too many hits and color changes, oxidation/spotting, AU58 is pretty much as high as it could go. Good example as a "cheater" filler in the Whitman albums 55 DDO spot...  |
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From your pics I agree with T-BOP - AU53. I can only go by the pictures provided and can't say, Oh, I bet the pics made the coin look like this and if you had better lighting than it would be this......
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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For a LWC to get to AU-53, it would be brown.  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Not in my book .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Die state has NO effect on grade until you get to the 66+ level, even then, exceptions are made with the TPG's. It's actually more about eye appeal than the die state. Highly degraded dies can affect the graders eye appeal score - which is the MOST IMPORTANT part of the score. Just a trace of wear, AU-58. Edited by BadThad
12/01/2017 9:50 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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From those pictures, I would think AU-58.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1944 Posts |
thanks for taking time to look, and offer your opinions.
i DID take some regular camera photos of both sides of this coin... I am having difficulty cropping and editing the photos.
however - even though the camera photos more accurately reflect the color of the coin - the really don't much improved the view ability of the coin.
i have looked much more closely at the coin, and I agree that there is some slight wear showing on the cheek and beard. I agree with the concensus opinion.
thanks again for the opinions.
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