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Wideglide Pillar of the Community United States 646 Posts	Posted 05/17/2020 8:13 pm Picked this up on a best offer of $40. Opinions? Report this Post to the Staff

RockyRock Valued Member United Kingdom 129 Posts	Posted 05/17/2020 8:22 pm I would be at XF45 with a possibility of AU50. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/17/2020 8:36 pm Not the best pics, but I agree EF-45 or so. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18670 Posts	Posted 05/18/2020 08:49 am it would be nice to see the real color on this one as we cant see the fields to determine originality. the coin has the sharpness of an AU50 or maybe AU53 coin. the strike weakness may hold it to AU50. the price is Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36770 Posts	Posted 05/18/2020 10:53 am EF-45 and a good chance it will "details" for an old cleaning. Report this Post to the Staff
Wideglide Pillar of the Community United States 646 Posts	Posted 05/19/2020 9:40 pm Quote: EF-45 and a good chance it will "details" for an old ocleaning. It was kind of grungy and dull when I got it. I did give it a soak in acetone then xylene. It has better luster than the pics show (as much luster as you can expect from a 160 year old, ½ inch coin). Edited by Wideglide 05/19/2020 10:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18670 Posts	Posted 05/20/2020 1:00 pm your lighting is really bad to grade from. use natural light and if possible never shoot through any type of holder Report this Post to the Staff
Wideglide Pillar of the Community United States 646 Posts	Posted 05/20/2020 1:38 pm The first pics posted were out of any holder, taken outside. After taking those pics, it was put in a new 2x2. The last pic was taken in natural light through the window, trying to capture some of the coin's luster. Report this Post to the Staff
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