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I have to say I love the look of this coin. It is not my coin and is in A old ANACS Holder. Seller pics. Curious if you all think this will straight grade if I try and bust it out and send to NGC or PCGS. Coin appears to have good luster under and around the toning but has alot of dark blue and purple on the obverse. What say you? I am still honing my Trade dollar skills. I think it will but want all your thoughts. They want a little much for it but may try to get them down some.     |
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Pillar of the Community
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Some wear on the high points, luster break in the fields. AU-55, good eye appeal.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'll say AU-53. Toning does not especially appeal to me.
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Pillar of the Community
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I am at AU53 and the coin should straight grade at NGC or PCGS. Do not overpay as this is a common date and there are lots of examples to choose from.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There's a lot to like about this coin but I'm not a fan of the obverse toning with the dark toning except for the diagonal stripe. Visually you can't avoid this. Unless you get a good discount I would hold off for a better one.
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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Personally I love the look . Is 500 fair? It seems like that's in the ball park . Even on auctions with fees that about what I've seen
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Pillar of the Community
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AU53 for me. $500 seems high, a bit closer if you're taking into account what you'd pay in BP from a major auction house.
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Pillar of the Community
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sorry all I meant 500.00 shipped. I saw a AU-50 on heritage a few weeks back go for 425 not including premium so would be 500 shipped on that.
I will give the grade on this tomorrow.
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Well I bit . I have been eyeing this for a month and they took 95.00 off the asking price. They have return privy if it looks worse but I just loved the colors so her she comes.
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Pillar of the Community
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I kind of like the sunbeam effect. Beyond that I don't know how to grade these, seems mid-AU to this novice.
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Pillar of the Community
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This might come back with "questionable toning", can't tell from pics. Why not just buy one already graded, these are abundant.
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Pillar of the Community
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@Jimbucks its graded in A Old ANACS soapbox holder. Probably why it's so toned.
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Pillar of the Community
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I have a Trade dollar with an almost exact appearance, toned heavily on the obverse and little toning on the reverse. The only difference is that mine has an old cleaning and yours looks original. I especially like the reverse, with the slight toning and luster. I don't think the toning came from the soapbox holder. 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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Oh. Personally, I think that old ANAC soapbox holders generally represent a good value. Every coin I've cracked out of them has come back from PCGS at the same or slightly higher grade. These days, I would probably leave in the holder unless it is clearly undergraded, but that's just what I would do. I suspect this is an AU-53 coin, possibly AU-55 by today's standards. If you like the coin buy it, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.
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04/20/2022 12:33 am
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Pillar of the Community
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I do love the old ANACS Holders I have quite a few Morgan's in them . They just don't store as easy in my holders so I may send many to PCGS to try and crossover and if they do not to ANACS to reholder in the new ( Blue holders)
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Pillar of the Community
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You made a good buy on a nice original example. The small AMACS is nice holder that is accurately graded at today's standards. You may want to send in the coin to cross at PCGS or NGC and not crack out.
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