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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Hi guys, Wish everyone is doing great! Any idea what you would grade this coin? I am thinking au55-au58 Let me know what you guys think.   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Lower braid looks a little bit worn, maybe the feathers as well. I would be closer to EF40 maybe 45
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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EF40
Too much wear on the eyebrow, braid, and laurel leaves for AU.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I agree XF-40 tops and looks cleaned. I personally consider dipping (especially multiple times) as cleaning ... no difference. Others may feel differently.
Edited by okiecoiner
03/28/2019 3:29 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
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Agreed with DBM comment, EF 40 shows some wear and perhaps had an old cleaning
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
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Fair enough, thanks for your comments. I also agree with the EF40. I think what threw me off was how shiny it looks and still training my eye to grade coins like you guys do. Is there a possibility the cleaning looks to be done by dipping it? I cannot see any hairlines but It looks dipped?
Thanks in advance guys!
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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That is a AU-50 coin I'll bet in 'hand'
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I confuse the shining caused by dipping to actual lustre.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Dipping does not cause "shining", it has the opposite effect it kills lustre and dulls the coin.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I wish all coins could be original:(
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Pillar of the Community
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DBM - "Dipping does not cause "shining", it has the opposite effect it kills lustre and dulls the coin." INCORRECT ! Dipping removes light tarnish. If the coin has lustre under the tarnish, it will shine, if done correctly. If done too long, THEN the shine can be diminished. If a high grade coin is heavily tarnished, then dipping will remove some of the tarnish. It may come out beautifully shiny, shiny in some areas, or it may leave a dull grey finish, or a splotchy look. If a coin without lustre is dipped, then the coin will simply be silver-coloured, no shine can be added. Some tarnish may also remain. Here are 2 before/after examples; silver dollar has a spotty section down the middle before dipping, gone after (gold colour on quarter is tarnish, on the dollar it's caused by the lightbulb).     Edited by TerryT
03/31/2019 10:49 pm
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