Duchy Of Lorraine 1638 Teston Grade Opinions

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tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7936 Posts	Posted 08/09/2021 10:19 am I recently picked up this coin, which is a scarce but not outrageously valuable type which has been on my want list for a while. The auction listing had it about 2 grades higher than what I thought (maybe by mistake). Ignoring the planchet defect (which presumably does not affect the grade), I am curious what the assembled wisdom here is for a fair grade. Below it for reference purposes, I am posting an image of the best one I could find, from a 2019 Kunker auction Edited by tdziemia 08/09/2021 10:21 am Report this Post to the Staff

t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 08/09/2021 12:22 pm VF-30. Love the reversed "3" in the date. Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 08/09/2021 4:25 pm I'd say VF-35. Looking around the web, the reversed "3" seems to be the normal for the 1638 coin. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7936 Posts	Posted 08/09/2021 8:49 pm Thanks for the feedback. I was also thinking VF. cgb listed it as AU which is clearly way off, but the bidding suggests that grade was ignored. I know a lot of collectors would not have gone near a coin with such an ugly planchet defect, but I'm OK with it because this coin was minted in unusual circumstances, and I think the planchet is a reflection of that history. That's also a good rationalization of my going as cheap as I could to get an example of this coin Yes, the 3 is always retrograde. Also, the O in Carolus (obverse) is filled in more than half the examples I have seen. I don't know if all of them were struck on a single set of dies, and this was a die chip or some other defect that occurred over time, or there were two different obverse dies... An opportunity for more study! Edited by tdziemia 08/09/2021 8:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 08/09/2021 9:33 pm It is a very cool coin. I would enjoy having it in my collection. Edited by t360 08/09/2021 9:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Safaga Valued Member United States 191 Posts	Posted 08/10/2021 09:59 am Interesting specimen. I'm at VF-30 US grading. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36710 Posts	Posted 08/23/2021 09:53 am VF-25 for me. Lots of wear on the hair and lions on reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
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