1876 20 Cent Seated Liberty For Grading

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nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 02/08/2019 6:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff

morganhuls Valued Member United States 130 Posts	Posted 02/08/2019 7:39 pm AU-50? maybe Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 02/08/2019 8:45 pm Ouch, tough call. But I think the "1 to 7" lines are die polish, not cleaning lines. On the other hand the lack of any toning suggests dipping. Report this Post to the Staff
babysitr Pillar of the Community United States 1339 Posts	Posted 02/08/2019 9:09 pm AU details Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36745 Posts	Posted 02/09/2019 09:29 am AU-58 details, cleaned Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/09/2019 11:02 am Report this Post to the Staff
Sharkman Valued Member United States 461 Posts	Posted 02/09/2019 12:09 pm AU details cleaned. Kanga: how do you distinguish die polish lines from cleaning hairlines. I have two straight graded PCGS MS-63 coins (1877-S Trade dollar, 1891LS quarter) that must have been dipped but still have great luster. They have some lines on them visible under 5x magnification which I have assumed reflect old "market acceptable" cleanings. I don't have the equipment to take and post pictures. Are there any general pointers for identifying die polishing lines and distinguishing them from cleaning evidence? Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 02/09/2019 12:57 pm Die polishing lines will be raised on the coin, cleaning lines will cut into the coin. A magnifier and shadows can help distinguish between the two. This 20 cent example has cleaning lines, which helped make it affordable for me. People who spotted that on the photos have a good eye. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18664 Posts	Posted 02/09/2019 5:09 pm I think they are cleaning lines. die polish lines do not cross over devices. you can see that some do with the longest one across the knee. they are also pretty much straight if die polish lines and not so with several of these. I think it had a light cleaning and wiped with a cloth or something. it may still be acceptable but I'm going with AU58 details Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 02/11/2019 12:33 pm AU-58 Details, cleaned. I agree with panzaldi about cleaning hairlines vs. die polish lines. Report this Post to the Staff
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