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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Rest in Peace
United States
5375 Posts |
Either Fine or VF, not exactly sure how barbers grade though
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Pillar of the Community
United States
812 Posts |
I think this grades VF-20.
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Rest in Peace
United States
4849 Posts |
I've been looking at a lot of Barber halves in this range, and hardly any of the VF-20s have the Liberty this bold. The rest of the coin looks VF-20ish, but it may go up to VF-25 value(IMO) because of the above-average Liberty. Nice coin evo! :-) |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Hairline looks good and LIBERTY is strong however the shield lines and feathers have a bit of weakness. It is a nice Barber and not many found in this condition VF-25 looks like a good grade to me  |
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Valued Member
United States
245 Posts |
Not that familiar with these, but from the details I'd have to say VF - EF. Very nice looking coin!
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Pillar of the Community
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1130 Posts |
Thanks for all the comments. This one is going back to my dealer. He is selling it as a VF35.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
The obverse is closer to that grade but the reverse limits it IMO
and I just noticed an odd little spot by the eagles left talon, it almost has a slight greenish blue tint on my monitor.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1130 Posts |
You are right biokemist, I noticed that too while photograghing and confirmed it under glass. PVC ?
I'm not gonna worry about it now since it's going back. I'll see what other coins I can score tomorrow.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The long feathers at the tips of the wings provide a convenient grading feature for Barber halves and quarters. There are 5 feathers on each wing tip with four lines between them. All the lines need to be complete out to the ends in order for a coin to make EF-40. This coin has 3 complete lines on the eagle's right wing and only 1 or possibly 2 on the left wing. With just 4 or 5 out of 8 lines complete, I'd peg the grade as VF-25 or VF-30. The green spot is a potential problem; good catch Biokemist! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The dealer admitted the grading mistake and returned my money. They stand by their grading or your money back.
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United States
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That's pretty cool of them, actually. VF is actually probably right, the cap shows too much texture for F.
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Posted 05/21/2008 08:55 am
