| Author |
 Replies: 17 / Views: 1,641 |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
11896 Posts |
|
|
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Personally, I find the marks on the nose and cheek distracting.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4680 Posts |
I'm more concerned about the hairlines going across the neck into the fields surrounding the date. I'm at AU Details
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4469 Posts |
|
|
Valued Member
 United States
220 Posts |
Hard to say for sure, but are the marks, other than the obvious one on the nose,on the coin or the flip? The marks are different in the two obverse photos, so it is either lighting or they are on the flip. JMHO
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
18673 Posts |
if those marks across the profile are on the coin I have to go AU55 details. they are in a crisscross pattern and indicative of someone cleaning the coin with some type of abrasive cloth or something
|
|
Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
I'm going with AU-55 Straight . I don't think it was cleaned ,unless long ago and now market acceptable . Yes the cut on nose is detracting but in my opinion not a details coin .  |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
5672 Posts |
I'd say AU details. The possible old cleaning on the reverse should get a pass, but the abrasions on the cheek and neck would probably detail it (unless by some chance they're on the 2x2).
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4692 Posts |
AU details. The obverse scratches eliminate a straight grade I think.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
7042 Posts |
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
 United States
11896 Posts |
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
18673 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1788 Posts |
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
11896 Posts |
Edited by numismatic student
10/04/2021 1:37 pm
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4469 Posts |
I was AU Details cleaned on both coins. Your coin has strong eye appeal, but unfortunately it is showing signs of a cleaning. Nice photo.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1788 Posts |
Quote:
Weird how this coin is cleaned but the one linked below is market acceptable. There is some difference between a G/VG coin that looks acceptable, and an AU and well-detailed coin with dull sufaces, halos around stars/devices, and visible hairlines near the date. Yours is still a great coin with a lot of meat on the bones, and I think the surfaces look better than most cleaned coins. |
| |
Replies: 17 / Views: 1,641 |
Posted 09/29/2021 11:58 am
when's (waiting for) the in-hand photos coming...
