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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3733 Posts |
these are sellers photos, and he/she has it at ef45.. thanks in advance for your opinions...   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
I'll say VF-25, possibly 30.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5242 Posts |
I see little wear on the head. XF45 is at least plausible. Still it is hard to be that precise from the pictures.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1081 Posts |
Some wear in the hair at the back of the head and a little bit in the braid as well. Eye, laurel and ear are outstanding and the rims and surfaces are also quite good. Reverse is sharp.... EF seems reasonable to me...
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
857 Posts |
Extremely sharp, but the brightness in the fields suggests a cleaning of sorts. EF-40
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1620 Posts |
Yes, agree with EF-40/45 based on wear on hair
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1505 Posts |
take the coin OUT of the 2x2
and take new close ups. It will look much better and will eliminate some guesses.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
9864 Posts |
EF45 for sure
There is absolutely no wear on the laurel leaves and only slight wear on the braid which appears typically weakly struck.
If you can manage to take a coin you don't have out of the 2x2 please let us know how you do it? Spooky action at a distance?
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
3733 Posts |
i don't have it in hand yet, once I do I will post new photos.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1081 Posts |
@DBM - agreed that the laurel might be what takes it up a notch. The central veins running along the various leaves... it's not often that those are preserved. I can see at least one of those clearly - the leave immediately above and slightly to the left of the ear - and it appears to run the full length of the leaf. Though @NN's caution about possible cleaning is worth considering. Depends on whether there are any hairlines.... if not, then I would not be so concerned about that. 1873 is a generally scarce year and nice examples of the 20c are not easy to come by.
@silverwolf - if you're willing to share, I'd be curious to know what you paid...
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
851 Posts |
Very nice coin, worthy of EF-45 for sure. Doesn't look to have been circulated. A number of people have helped to preserve this coin over the years for sure.
I don't think it has been cleaned, not with the mint luster showing through in the legends.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3733 Posts |
i will provide better pics, and the price I paid once I have it in hand..
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1505 Posts |
Nice coin, an each XF, maybe even AU.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3733 Posts |
in-hand new photos,, and I paid $245. Canadian .. personally I see an old cleaning, and I am at vf-30-ef40   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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AU to me. Nice coin. Great price
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Posted 09/28/2020 7:12 pm
