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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just got this and wondering your thoughts? There are more issues in hand than I thought but is it enough to send back?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
AU-53 or 55 sharpness, beautiful example of a very tough date with an original mintage of only 4,400 pieces. Congrats!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I want to say AU-50 but just enough wear to hold it back imo. I grade it EF-45.
What problems do you see with it?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks au55, razor sharp and very attractive but some issues. The right scroll under the motto in reverse is a little weird. Some areas of the obverse fields are a little suspect and may have been worked on. Perhaps tooling to remove scratches. Although these late seated half issues in business strike have low mintages due to the ramp up of Morgan $ production, many were saved and are readily available. Apparently many knew these had low mintages and many were saved. It is actually more difficult to find well worn examples. Supply in this odd case is generally greater that demand for these coins. Still a great coin. Congrats. I would keep it if you got it for a good price. 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.comEdited by numismatic student
01/17/2018 1:56 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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AU-53. What issues do you see?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Almost looks like a circulated proof. These tough dates are usually in TPG holders even when in lower grades. Ungraded coins are not in TPG holders for the usual reasons. In this case, I think I see work in the obverse field to remove some grafitti. Edited by westernsky
01/17/2018 4:08 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
655 Posts |
I'd say it's Ch AU and not cleaned but what's the mark on the rev by the end of the motto? Looks like two little bullet holes and, then, the eagle looks like he's just finishing a worm off. Of course, may be nothing much in person.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
824 Posts |
SilverDollar2017 & Westernsky, yes here is a better image of the obverse issue. Those other marks were on the 2x2 holder and are not on the coin. This does seem like a proof coin and I will try to get some images up soon to show that.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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AU details- repaired. Something was removed from the right obverse field.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7621 Posts |
Did the seller disclose the damage before you bought it? What did you pay for it?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Looks more like an impaired proof to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3843 Posts |
That 2nd set of pictures would totally lose my enthusiasm for the coin IMO. If possible I think a return would be prudent.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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AU-53, and I am thinking Details.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
824 Posts |
This one is on it's way back as well and received an AU Details-Damaged.
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Posted 01/17/2018 1:33 pm
