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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Picked this up recently, lots of luster but a weak strike. Grade opinions please? Cheers, Bill   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
9863 Posts |
Weakly struck
lightly worn
still some luster
EF40 for me
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
857 Posts |
Weakly struck AU, way to much luster to be lower imo.
Admittedly not even that bad of a strike. Nice piece.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
576 Posts |
It retains some lustre but this one's been in circulation. It's an EF. Nice example!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I will say it again......this coin is ungradeable from pics. Must be seen in hand. If luster uninterrupted ms if luster is interrupted....au. Rev is very nice. As double eagle would say.....a take a chance coin.
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Valued Member
United States
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Nice luster six bead nickel - if the obverse was as nice as the reverse I would say mid AU range, because it is not, then I would go AU50. It is still a nice coin that is worth taking a chance on.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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hint......If the ear shows no wear.......and it only has only 6 beads and a flat spot on the band.........the other two were never there.....weak strike.......that is TYPICAL of series. Luster MUST be the deciding factor.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
576 Posts |
And let's add too that in a higher grade nickel in this series with a strong strike and all crown beads boldly showing you have a coin worth attention and a premium.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3638 Posts |
I agree with the upthread comments about strike and luster. I'll add that the heavy metal flow shows that this is a late to very late die state example, and that contributes to the apparent weakness.
For the series, this sure isn't a bad strike. You have the coin in hand, but just from the pics, I don't see any disruption of the luster. Good pickup!
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Thanks for all who shared their opinion. When I saw this for $40 I never hesitated, very nice lustre. These two pictures are with different lighting. Cheers Bill   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
857 Posts |
$40?! Absolute steal at that price
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Well, since we only have the photo to go by, EF 40 for me.
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