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This has been a difficult date for me, so while I normally avoid the "controversial", I pulled the lever on this one. What did NGC say? Not my pics, sorry. Assume the coin looks a little worse.   Edited by pristine2
12/18/2021 09:52 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A lot of scratches in ratio to wear. I'd worry that it was cleaned. Maybe artificially toned to hide it. Still, a very nice coin to own.  I'm going to guess NGC has labeled it AU details cleaned Edited by TNG
12/18/2021 10:16 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Here are my pics:   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Well now, that's a horse of a different color!
I'll stick with AU details cleaned
Your pics are more forgiving.
Still like it!
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Pillar of the Community
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AU-50 straight for me. I like it if your pics are more accurate.
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Bedrock of the Community
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This coin is too dark for my taste but I believe it straight graded as an AU53 give or take a few points.
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Pillar of the Community
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not too much rub on the high points of the relief but enough to put it into the AU range 55 or below IMO
I'm not a fan of that magenta seen on both sides in the first pics but I see more mottling than I do signs of a harsh cleaning that was artificially re-toned. I'm at straight graded AU55.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The toning is very blotchy but might be original. Dig/hit on reverse under lower left D in DOLLAR and two more by the Phrygian cap/pole. Some hairlines in the fields mostly right of bust.
This is a very sharply struck coin both obverse/reverse. And if this coin did see circulation it wasn't for very long at all.
AU55-AU58 sharpness, the toning is a big ? though. I'll be interested to see what NGC thought.
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Bedrock of the Community
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AU58 straight? tough call with all that toning but probably will details
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Pillar of the Community
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Here she is ... dsfreeworld snags the trophy.  Edited by pristine2
12/19/2021 10:45 am
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Pillar of the Community
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 I'd like to thank the academy and Pristine for directing this wonderful event.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bully for you! |
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