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Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 03/31/2022 7:11 pm What is the grade? I understand that the reverse reflects a weak strike. Report this Post to the Staff

paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 03/31/2022 8:30 pm It's like looking at two different coins. In terms of color, luster and sharpness. Doug Winter suggests, however, that on early gold branch mint issues the obverse will almost always carry the grade because the reverses tend to be weak or flatly struck. But I can't tell much about the surfaces on this coin, and the color mismatch is odd, regardless of strike issues. That being said, I am not skilled enough at early gold to venture a grade or to correctly distinguish wear from a weak strike. Interested in seeing what people with more experience grading early gold say about this one. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 03/31/2022 8:49 pm So, the color mismatch is because it is a scan, and my latest scanner allows for different filters/color tones to be added to the scan. Unfortunately I was distracted between the first and second scan, and didn't match them correctly. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/31/2022 10:00 pm Much larger images needed. These are pretty useless. Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 04/01/2022 11:26 am Can't grade from these photos. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36710 Posts	Posted 04/01/2022 2:00 pm Agree, better photos needed. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6383 Posts	Posted 04/02/2022 09:14 am Photos aren't great but this piece has a lot of wear. I'd go as low as VF-25 for the reverse. The much stronger obverse might make XF-40. There does appear to be some obverse luster which I would not expect given the apparent overall wear. Please post better photos if you can. Notice the strong repunching of the date; very cool feature! Report this Post to the Staff
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 04/02/2022 3:31 pm Doesn't seem to have worked. Edited by Arkie 04/02/2022 3:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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