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Valued Member
Sweden
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Hi. I've posted this coin awhile back with questions regarding the toning. Now it's back from PCGS. What grade do you give her and what do you think PCGS said?   /denkan |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Difficult to grade due to dark toning, which also likely made it difficult to photograph!
I'd venture XF-45, based on visible wear on hair at Liberty's forehead and laurel leaves, also on eagle's neck, tail feathers, and wing tips.
Hopefully PCGS didn't detect environmental damage and throw out a Details grade.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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EF-40, possibly 45, and I too worry about a details grade.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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DETAILS- Environmental damage
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The objective grade is not in question - EF 40 to EF 45
I will go out on a limb and say there is no environmental damage.
What we have is coin sickness - a gradual degradation
into a nasty looking coin - but.....
If you want to say environmental damage then I will not object.....
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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oh I missed this ..PCGS would say environmental damage ....
easier to say than to explain.....
I'd still say they were wrong........
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Look, coins go bad....be it silver or copper or in between ...
coins will continue to plague us with unexpected bad, debilitating condition....metal going bad -- it happens
(really, did you want me to say c**p?)
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Rest in Peace
United States
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The eye appeal on this coin is 1 out of 10 grades . But you obviously like that black botchy toning or you wouldn't have paid to send it in . Sorry , just not a fan .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
 Sweden
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T-BOP: Although it looks better in hand I agree the toning is not that pretty. The reason I sent this one in (with other coins) was for my own education to see if it would straight grade or not. I also wanted to pay extra for Trueview since its so hard to get a good photo with the toning. Somehow the trueviews seems go get missed in my submission though...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with the upthread comments. PCGS can (and does) adjust technical grades from +1 to -2 points for eye appeal. Their "eye appeal" standard also resolves doubts up or down based on eye appeal. I could see either drop-grading to EF 40 or issuing EF 45 Details with a 97 code (environmental damage). |
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Valued Member
Sweden
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GrapeCollects and PCGS both graded this one AU53. No details.
I think it got a fair grade considering the date and mintmark but the pictures aren't the best to grade.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Can't argue!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 I'm happy for you with the grade on that coin! The 1905-O is a bit of a tough date, and a straight-graded 53 is definitely a nice example. |
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Posted 05/22/2019 4:12 pm
