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Pillar of the Community
United States
1541 Posts |
What problems do you see and how would you grade it?   Thank you Edited by shatsi
11/29/2021 10:37 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3848 Posts |
VF-20 details scratched. The scratch on the reverse is a distraction, but there is a chance a TPG may let it slide. It has very good eye appeal, and a rare coin to have uncorroded! This is a WOW coin for me! Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Edited by jacrispies
11/29/2021 10:50 am
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New Member
United States
27 Posts |
Very nice and important year for history. I'm very much a rookie for any attempt with grading, but my guess would be F15 or VF20 - FWIW
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
VF20. The gouge above the N appears old and my get a pass but there are several marks that appear fresh and may not.
All in all a pleasing example that would be a very respectable addition to a 7070 album.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6394 Posts |
Agree with VF details, scratched, but it is possible it could grade VF-20 problem-free. Smooth surfaces, even dark-toned copper color, and absence of corrosion are positive attributes. This piece is far superior to most Classic cents that are offered for sale.
Nice one!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
I have it ID'ed as an S-288, Rarity-2.
As for grade, IMO it's VF-20 or -25, straight grade (not Details).
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11898 Posts |
This is probably going to cost you based on the nice planchet preservation. If paying that kind of money I would hold off for one without the scratches regardless of how it ends up grading out. Who cares what the third party grader says? The scratches will still be there.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5676 Posts |
I'd say VF-25. The shallow gouge on the reverse may get a pass.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1541 Posts |
I paid $440 for it. I've been looking at ebay and graded coins with this details are priced much higher. Even with the scratch I like the overall look of it and the fact there's no corrosion. I'm not planning on getting it graded since it's going in my type set. So rather than paying a higher price for a graded coin off ebay I decided this is worth it and it's from a dealer I can trust. The dealer did have another coin without scratches but the obverse had less details than this cent. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Seems like you made a reasoned choice. Congrats on your new addition to the set.  IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1541 Posts |
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I have it ID'ed as an S-288, Rarity-2. Thank you for that info. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3848 Posts |
Great price, and grading it will preserve it for a longer amount of time. Keep us updated to what the TPG says! Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1048 Posts |
The gouge is not at all fatal and even lends a little character. It's a wonderful coin, probably VF20.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10284 Posts |
These Classic head large cents don't grow on trees. I really like it regardless of any minor problems. Wonderful type coin for the not perfect type set. I wouldn't be surprised if it got VF25.
Edited by TNG
11/29/2021 9:30 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
1852 Posts |
It is overall a nice old copper. The gash is visible but not offensive. Nice, hard surfaces, but I would like to see what the actual color is for a better assessment.
The grade would be VF20, net F15 EAC (in my opinion).
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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decent planchet for this series. obv VF20 rev VF30. net VF25
the hit on the reverse most likely would details the coin as it displaces metal
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