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Bedrock of the Community
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Edited by numismatic student
08/18/2021 10:27 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like a crummy strike from VLDS dies.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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PCGS photograde plate coins for an XF40 liberty head nickel   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I think this is a good example of folks confusing a weak strike with wear.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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AU something, maybe 55-58. My concern lies in the reverse, the copper spot at T in CENTS, possibly some removed verdigris or corrosion? Unsure if it will straight grade.
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree with @numismaticstudent, this is an AU coin with a weak strike. XF-40 coins don't usually have this much luster.
Edited by CoinHunter4
08/19/2021 08:14 am
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Stars are not sharply defined.
MS-62.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I'm going with AU-55 . Circulation wear and MDS .  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Weak strike on the hair but from the photos I can't see any slide marks or rub on Liberty's cheek. I would go with a lower grade MS coin, perhaps MS-61 or 62.
Paul Bulgerin
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United States
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Hard to tell when not in hand, but it could be MS. These coins did not strike up well, particularly on the hair above the forehead and the left hand corn area at the bottom of the wreath on the reverse, plus the stars are often flat. This example shows all three weaknesses, but with the luster may still in fact be an MS coin, possibly even MS-63.
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Bedrock of the Community
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i think the coin can be MS also. I'm going with MS62 possible details. the lighting in the photos could very well be hiding an issue on reverse K5 area under cents
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm obviously a goober at grading these. I'll bump to AU-53.
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Pillar of the Community
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The obverse pic makes it tough to determine luster. The reverse pic shows strong luster. It definitely has a pancake strike.
I only see three contact marks on the obverse: a gouge NE of the upper lip, a gouge below the hair at the back of the neck, and a light scratch SW of the "RT" of LIBERTY. The reverse has what looks like a knock in the denticles at 7:00 and a minor contact mark east of the "V" and a smaller contact on the left leg of the "V." There could be other contact marks that can't be seen in these photos, but the ones that can be seen on both the obverse and reverse are minor.
What I can't decide is whether there is any interruption in the luster on the devices. This seems like it is either a slider or a mid-UNC. Put me down for either AU-58 or MS-64 technical grade unless the in-hand pics show more contact marks or surface damage that is not apparent in these pics. I could see -0.5 eye appeal adjustment for the weak strike.
Good grief, at $40, this one's a gimme. That's the price for a generic low AU. Where's the downside?
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Bedrock of the Community
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So, the lack of hair detail below Liberty could still be consistent with a 64 grade? That just runs contrary to my understanding of a mint state coin in this series.
Edited by Coinfrog
08/19/2021 7:47 pm
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Posted 08/18/2021 10:24 pm
