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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I think these photos might be hiding something. They seem very washed out. The coin looks MS but not sure if it was cleaned. The horizontal scratches by the date make me think it was. MS details, cleaned IMHO.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5672 Posts |
AU details due to the cleaning hairlines at the date.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6388 Posts |
Light rub visible on Liberty's cheek, forehead, and hair. Hits by I in LIBERTY and on the shield aren't bad. Hairlines around the date seem minor, not really enough to detail the coin. Luster mostly intact across the fields.
I'm at AU-58 on this one. Not scarce but a hefty chunk of gold to add to your stash.
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
Unfortunately I'm at AU details. My eyes were immediately drawn to the hairlines about the date.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1775 Posts |
I agree with AU details. If it does not detail it would be 55/58.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
11896 Posts |
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
United States
94367 Posts |
I'm still at AU-58, possibly cleaned.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4680 Posts |
AU58 Details. I personally find the scratches around the date distracting.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
With respect, I think you paid over retail, and should return it if you can.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4469 Posts |
MS Details, I agree with Frog as the price is a little high with the scratches around the date.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
18673 Posts |
i just have a question for all those thinking those hairlines are cleaning marks. please explain how someone can use something to clean the coin in that tight area without crossing over the date, rims or lower rim of the bust?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5191 Posts |
Scratches around the date and big hit on the shield now make this AU Details for me also.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3848 Posts |
Quote:
i just have a question for all those thinking those hairlines are cleaning marks. please explain how someone can use something to clean the coin in that tight area without crossing over the date, rims or lower rim of the bust? I believe the scratches do cross over the date and lower bust. If you look in between the date numerals, there are no hairlines. So someone could've easily taken a rough surface and rubbed it across the date area, but not reaching the tight spaces. If they were die polishing lines, then the scratches would be seen between the numerals. Numismatic student will have to affirm that because he is the only one who has the coin in hand. 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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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
I'm going to assume it straight grades and would expect a MS62 at least. Quite possibly MS63.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
So how about it, NS - what are your thoughts after all this back-and-forth?  |
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Posted 03/14/2022 10:42 am
