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Poll Question
I am thinking of keeping one and selling one of the two coins shown below. Which would you keep just based on appeal to you?   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***
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They are both nice coins in my opinion, and id personally keep the 1783 since its higher grade.
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appeal to you? 1783. |
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I say the 82. Are those file marks on the 83? Not sure but I dont think so
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From where I am sitting, they are both really nice coins @tdz.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Thanks for the replies thus far, which have at least confirmed that it's far from a no-brainer.
The 1782 has no real flaws other than more wear than the 1783. I am a sucker for a deep patina, and this one is quite nice, especially reverse where the devices have a lovely cameo effect.
The 1783 is considerably sharper, but yes (@keith's question) it has some adjustment marks at 1:00 ad 7:00 (the latter barely visible), and there is either a sizeable dig or a small delamination on the chin that looks somewhat worse in hand than in my photo. The reverse on the other hand, is superb.
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I voted for the 1782, the circ cameo is nice and it looks like a nice problem-free coin with good wear
The 1783 to me lacks the nice circulation color and has those rough marks noted on the obverse rim. However, there is the argument that it is a much higher grade. Still '82 for me
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I prefer the worn circulation cameo over the higher grade with distracting rash.
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The "distracting rash" is a series of adjustment marks which actually speak toward the authenticity of this coin. They are pre-strike filing marks made to reduce the weight of the planchet to within the legal tolerance. They are very common on large silver coins of this period of time. They can be distracting, however, the 1782 has far greater wear from circulation.
I also believe both have been cleaned at some time in the past.
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@swamperbob, yes, and in the scheme of things, those adjustment marks are not bad at all. They don't hit the portrait, or the fields, where they would look a lot worse. The dig on the chin is more distracting with the coin in hand.
I agree the 1783 could have been cleaned in the past (it's not bright, but certainly pretty light colored for a coin of that age), but I wouldn't have thought that of the 1782?
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The "distracting rash" is a series of adjustment marks which actually speak toward the authenticity of this coin. They are pre-strike filing marks made to reduce the weight of the planchet to within the legal tolerance. They are very common on large silver coins of this period of time. They can be distracting, however, the 1782 has far greater wear from circulation Ah! I did not know that. Thank you for sharing! It does change my impression somewhat, but I still prefer the cameo look.  |
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