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numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11898 Posts	Posted 02/26/2020 10:54 pm Picked this up recently. Thoughts? Thanks! Edited by numismatic student 02/26/2020 11:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff

GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 02/26/2020 11:34 pm AU-55 with great luster Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/27/2020 08:39 am That sounds about right. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 02/27/2020 08:41 am Most guys know I'm not an error collector but that obverse circular raised line had to be on the planchet before striking or the stars would also show that circle line . I'm thinking EF-40/45/50 . Report this Post to the Staff
jerryc39 Pillar of the Community United States 3164 Posts	Posted 02/27/2020 08:42 am very nice. AU range seems right. Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 02/27/2020 09:44 am I have to recuse myself, saw the auction. Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11898 Posts	Posted 02/27/2020 10:25 am Quote: Most guys know I'm not an error collector but that obverse circular raised line had to be on the planchet before striking or the stars would also show that circle line . I'm thinking EF-40/45/50 . The raised line around the obverse connecting the stars indicates that this was minted from a failing die which was cracked around the entire circumference of the entire coin. You can also see that the stars are not split nor well defined, consistent with the decreased pressure exerted by a cracked die. It is thought that in 1818, dies were expensive and the Mint continued using them until they were completely obliterated. This coin is the N-10 variety which is known to be the most common variety found in the Randall Hoard. The prevalence oh the VVLDS 1818 N-10 variety in the Randall Hoard led dealers at the time to speculate that these coins were restrikes produced with old mint dies at around the time of the discovery of the keg of coins in Georgia in 1878. However, this coin is atypical of Randall Hoard coins because most coins of that provenance had prominent spots and flyspecks. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 02/27/2020 10:36 am Thanks for the enlightenment . Report this Post to the Staff
Slider23 Pillar of the Community United States 4469 Posts	Posted 02/27/2020 11:33 am The reverse does not show wear with some of the original mint red color still on the coin. The obverse looks like a XF 45 with the wear on the hair, bun and a flat area above the L in LIBERTY. I could not grade the coin higher than AU55/58. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36844 Posts	Posted 02/27/2020 11:53 am Very nice coin. AU-55 obverse judging by the hair, AU-58 reverse. The obverse hair wear just might be a strike problem. AU-58. Report this Post to the Staff
Jon Brand Pillar of the Community United States 1023 Posts	Posted 02/27/2020 7:44 pm AU55 Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 02/27/2020 8:26 pm 55 rev 45/40 obv net 45 imo...really really beautiful coin no matter what. 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
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18700 Posts	Posted 02/28/2020 11:33 am weak strike. I'm looking really close at the cheek, nose and ear and I'm not seeing any signs of circulation as well as the high point of the leaves. MS62BN with some nice red peaking through here and there. Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11898 Posts	Posted 02/28/2020 4:16 pm This one came quickly as the seller is local. Our Panzaldi seems to be most in agreement with the graders at NGC. The obverse die is VVLDS even with the shattered die. I have seen N-10s of this date with split stars in the obverse. This impression is much later in the life of the die. Nevertheless it is still beautiful imho. Below are the in-hand pictures. Edited by numismatic student 02/28/2020 4:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5677 Posts	Posted 02/28/2020 5:55 pm Nice luster and great variety. Tough to distinguish slight wear from a weak strike, but it's a beauty either way! Report this Post to the Staff
KYCopperCoins Pillar of the Community United States 1361 Posts	Posted 03/01/2020 01:03 am I like it, nice coin! Report this Post to the Staff
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