1851 Three Cent Silver - Grade Opinions Sought

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CoinsKelly Pillar of the Community United States 3453 Posts	Posted 06/16/2019 10:04 pm This is one of the few coins I have personally submitted to PCGS years ago. Just wondering what your thoughts on the grade are. There are many die polish lines but it came back as tooled and I still cannot figure out where the tooling is. These are new images with my new imaging system for those of you who may remember when I first posted it years ago. I can provide closeups of any areas that you would like to see., Let me know what YOU grade it at (and if you see any tooling). Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

USSID18 Pillar of the Community 5464 Posts	Posted 06/16/2019 10:09 pm I hate going first! MS something! Very nice!! ! Report this Post to the Staff
GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 06/16/2019 10:10 pm no clue. Mushy strike but nice coin. Maybe the die gouges in the shield? Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 06/16/2019 10:42 pm I would grade it MS62-MS63 but the shield lines look re-engraved or otherwise altered. Maybe it's just me. It might be worth a crackout and "blind" resubmit. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11880 Posts	Posted 06/17/2019 12:39 am on both the obverse and reverse I am seeing parallel lines, both horizontal and vertical on both the fields and the devices. if they were die polishing marks they should be on the fields and not the devices. they are faint, but there. looks like a rotary tool with a fine gauge may have been used on the surface of the coin. surface does not look mint original to me. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18660 Posts	Posted 06/17/2019 08:45 am MS62. the scratches between the vertical lines of the shield should not be there. quite possibly the cause of the tooled designation. I don't see anything else wrong Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/17/2019 09:12 am Die polishing? I'll say 63, very attractive. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinsKelly Pillar of the Community United States 3453 Posts	Posted 06/17/2019 10:36 am This was a very heavily polished die. Thank you paralyse! I rechecked the shield in hand, and while the vertical lines are correct, I did notice a slight disturbance in the upper right corner of the shield that is most likely tooling. I would not have caught that without everyones help refocusing in. I had personally graded it MS61/62 Obverse, MS 63 Reverse: Net 62. Report this Post to the Staff
Sasquatch Valued Member United States 160 Posts	Posted 06/17/2019 3:53 pm Has a few blurry marks on the holder for a new submission. That might be hiding something. It would be nice if the TPGs gave better explanations on their details grades. Report this Post to the Staff
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