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I just bought this 1838 O/O Seated Liberty dime on ebay. Some of you may have seen the auction and know the grade. I am curious what you all think about the grade because I disagree with the coin's grade from NGC. I love this coin, though, as I love the color from natural album toning, the repunched mintmark, and the sobering history of being minted in New Orleans during the Trail of Tears (New Orleans was right on that trail for the Seminole tribe, sadly). This will be my type coin for Seated Liberty dimes.   Edited by Adam590
01/12/2021 11:00 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Absolutely no clue. They AT'd it?  |
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Looks like a big scratch in the right obverse field - They detailed it?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Possible scratch is possible die crack?
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Bedrock of the Community
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I rarely like tarnish on coins - this one is an exception...beautiful!
No clue though as to what NGC did.
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Toning looks okay to me, I would say AU-58 off these pics, the surface has a "circulated look" to it IMO
Beautiful coin!
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01/12/2021 10:22 pm
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Since you don't agree with the grade...I'll say they put AU-53 on the slab. Reverse looks hi-AU/MS obverse brings it down, I'm seeing many ticks under that wonderful toning..IMO
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I'm sure in hand it's more obvious if this is AU or UNC. Agreed with GF, lots of small ticks, primarily on the obverse. That obv scratch likely dropped it 1/2 to a full point. AU58-MS60/61 for me.
Regardless, nice example and congrats on the pickup.
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i have coins where the scratch is way smaller than those on this coin and they detailed it. you said it graded straight so I would be happy with that especially with the other obverse scratches under the toning. AU58 or MS62. I'm leaning MS
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Pretty coin. Nice toning vs. scattered ticks. I'll go MS-61
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Looks AU-58 to me, nice natural toning.
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I'd give it the "it's mine" grade. It's a beautiful coin, you seem to love it, as long as you're happy with the price who cares what a TPG said. It's yours. You said it straight graded so it could be AU58-MS63 to my uneducated eye. I love the stuff around the obverse rim. |
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Here is the slab. I paid strong MS(61) retail (not dealer, unfortunately) money for this beautiful dime. NGC slabbed it as MS(62), which seems awfully generous. I am pretty sure the toning is natural--a family member left some silver US coins in albums for over 50 years and some of the coins toned like this, so AT would never occur to me here. In my humble and limited experience, the "scratches" seem like common bag/contact marks I see often on "low-end" uncirculated coins. The marks on the obverse, despite looking better in hand (than in the photo) beneath the luster and toning, seem to me more indicative of an MS(61) or maybe even MS(60), although I have never actually seen a coin slabbed as MS(60). I wonder why NGC called it MS(62)? Where is the line between MS(61) and MS(62)? In both the photos and in hand, I failed to see any wear, so I am curious why so several people called it AU(58). Is there some wear on the coin? that I am missing? One area (of many) where I have much to learn still is in the difference between AU(58) and MS(61-62) on Seated Liberty coins, especially the small ones.  |
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A big part of grading is surface preservation. There are dings in the fields and that scratch on the obverse doesn't seem to be just a bag mark. You've got a small scratch coming down from the ES on the reverse as well. One could argue slight wear or weaker strike seen in the head, which takes away a little of the detail in the nose, mouth, and hair. You can see this minute wear on the wreath as well on the reverse. All this considered they probably were on the fence between 61 and 62, but gave you the 62 due to eye appeal. She is a beauty and anyone should be happy to own this piece. Take your coin and compare it to the MS-65 ones from PCGS. You can see the difference.
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01/14/2021 12:19 pm
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