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United States
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I'm trying to learn to grade so I made a guess in my head, and want to see what you all think to see if I'm close. Keep in mind I paid under $20 for this, so it may be a details coin, minor rim ding on the obverse at 1 o'clock.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Peace dollars are a tough set to learn to grade on. That said, and irrespective of any problems, this coin looks to be around AU55 IMO.
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 United States
265 Posts |
I chose this coin because it has some nice luster to it, and was curious what grade it might be. After comparing with PCGS photograde, I was teetering between 53-55. Anyone else have a different opinion?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Can we get a photo of the edge? It's either an acid dip or a poured caste mold.
Notice the surface that looks like the moon with a zillion little craters?
Plus, even the scratches and railroad tracks are incomplete.
Edited by moxking
12/20/2017 8:13 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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 Here is a photo of the obverse without adjustments to sharpness.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Looks like a pretty heavy hit on the reeded edge to bulge the metal up like that just above the T.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Wow. What a huge difference that makes with the later photo. Thank goodness. That grainy look had me worried. You have a very nice example and it should grade a 53. The center of the cheek on the obverse and the topmost wing area closest to the center of the coin on the reverse show that light circulation. Go to Heritage, filter Peace dollar, filter sold, filter date and mm, change to most recent. You will be able to see dozens, or hundreds, of examples. |
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United States
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Thanks for the evaluation. Yeah it has that little rim hit but it doesn't distract from the eye appeal. I think I paid like $18 out of the Peace dollar bin at a coin show. I saw it wasn't very worn so I snatched it up. Sometimes you can get decent looking coins out of the "junk" bins. I'll know in the future to be careful adjusting sharpness when taking pictures as well. My camera alone isn't the greatest so sometimes I need to adjust the settings to get the pictures to come out well. I may throw more grading questions here from time to time so I can get the hang of grading. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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au details cleaned. looks overdipped
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