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Posted 01/15/2019 8:33 pm
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Thanks for all of the replies! I had originally graded it XF-45, I thought there was a little too much wear on the one wheat stalk, but was unsure if it wasn't just a lighter strike on that one stalk. I tend to maybe be a little too harsh on grading on some of my coins with lighter strikes. I would agree with the details on the obverse I was leaning towards a low AU, and can definitely see where it could be placed anywhere from XF-AU.
Thanks for all of the replies! I had originally graded it XF-45, I thought there was a little too much wear on the one wheat stalk, but was unsure if it wasn't just a lighter strike on that one stalk. I tend to maybe be a little too harsh on grading on some of my coins with lighter strikes. I would agree with the details on the obverse I was leaning towards a low AU, and can definitely see where it could be placed anywhere from XF-AU.
All 22D's must be approached differently with due consideration of the die states. They are perhaps the trickiest issue to grade.
In the case of your coin you have an EDS obverse paired with a mid- early die state reverse. Also, Denver always had problems with non-parallel dies resulting in the right wheat stalk being weaker than the left - in fact this phenomena plagued ALL the mints at various times.
With an EDS coin like yours, you can use the traditional Lincoln grading methods. The only exception being that right stalk. The focus only need really be on that left stalk. You can see wear in the lines and the top kernels - I was hasty on my first look and missed the flatness in the top kernels.
A very nice example that's difficult to find in EDS!
Edited by BadThad
01/15/2019 8:34 pm
01/15/2019 8:34 pm
