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Pillar of the Community
United States
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When I got back in to the hobby this was the first problem coin that I knowingly purchased. (I feel it has been wiped) the dealer felt the same. That being said I still thought it was gorgeous. Do you think this has a market acceptable appearance or would it details grade? Also what would you grade her?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
AU-55, faint evidence of old cleaning or at least thumbing under the toning.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3479 Posts |
50/50 on what a TPG would say. It has pretty toning but usually when the hairlines are that obvious they usually come back cleaned. There's only one way to find out. I agree with 55. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The coin is very attractive. I would add a premium for the color and eye appeal, and a discount for the cleaning. In my case the premium would be slightly larger than the discount. I have bought and sold several details designated coins that were beautifully toned for high premiums over list. There are people out there that will never touch them to instill some sort of purity to their collections. Then there are others who buy what they like, regardless of what a TPG holder or others say. Au deets cleaned. 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
United States
17900 Posts |
53. There are enough parallel hair lines evident to keep it out of a righteous grading. However, it's still a lovely example with nice strong center strike both obverse and reverse. Retoning is quite attractive.
Even though it would detail, it's still attractive.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3843 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
Probably stripped and retoned; the huge images likely make the hairlines look worse than in-hand. It's retoned nicely and should grade AU problem-free.
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Moderator
 United States
15469 Posts |
The obvious hairlines in the fields compel me to suggest this otherwise gorgeous AU coin would receive a 'Details' grade at any TPG. It's visually lovely ... and a wonderful indeed collectable from our nations numismatic history.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2125 Posts |
AU-50 details as I think the hairlines are a bit too prevalent.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
271 Posts |
Gorgeous coin, should be happy with it even thought it was cleaned.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1261 Posts |
AU-50 cleaned. Agree with bandsdean
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