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New Member
United States
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Picked this up sort of on a whim, liked the reverse toning. Thoughts on grade and will it grade straight? Currently in an ICG Slab   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4989 Posts |
That's lovely. Looks nicer than my AU-58 so I'll say MS-62.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
The sharp discoloration marks around the eagle's head on the reverse are of some concern - what do they look like in hand?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3670 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
I'd guess it would straight grade in a cross attempt. What's the current grade?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10048 Posts |
If you like one company over another, then go for it. As to: Quote:
Thoughts on grade and will it grade straight? Its a gamble no matter what. Since grading is subjective and nothing verifiable is used in the process of grading, there is no way to know. Its all guesswork. Some graders might see the marks on the REV and the effigy of Miss Liberty as tampering. Some may not. Let us know what you do and what they do  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11914 Posts |
Looks like grafitti in the reverse. If straight graded now, I would be thankful.
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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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
numismatic student has a point
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3848 Posts |
MS-62 straight. I don't see any wear, and the originality is fantastic. The marks above the eagle seem to be shallow and old, but had to tell exactly through the chattered up holder. Not much luster, although this is not unusual. Lovely!
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 United States
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New Member
 United States
26 Posts |
I don't see any scratch on the lower reverse that would result in a details and the toning breaks don't look bad at all in hand. I will probably just hold on to it as is for now  |
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Posted 12/02/2021 7:17 pm
