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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by Wideglide
06/23/2023 4:40 pm
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@wide, any chance of you adding more pics with the coin taken out of the 2x2? In order to get a really good look at the surface details, it is better to have the coin not sealed under a thin layer of plastic. Thx.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm not seeing any wear so it would appear to have MS sharpness but the lack of luster bothers me. Still a very nice coin and nice example for a type set or 7070 album. Congrats!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I don't think it's MS condition, but was thinking more like AU-50 to 55. Even at EF-40, I got it cheap at $153.  Edited by Wideglide
06/23/2023 6:54 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2003 Posts |
After looking at this more closely, it does appear to have some minor wear on the high points. On the obverse that would be on the hair just below the "BER" of liberty and the cheek area from behind the nose to the chin. On the reverse the high points are the tops of both wings. I don't see a problem with mid to high AU. Absolutely better than XF!
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I believe the OP's grade opinion, on which the purchase was based, is accurate.
AU-53
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pretty coin. But I agree that it's hard to see in the 2x2.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Actually, the sellers pictures were kind of blurry, so I based my bidding on an EF-40, and got it a good bit below Red Book (and close to Blue Book) for a 40. When I received it today, I was pleasantly surprised with the condition. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I honestly believe that bad seller pictures can work to a buyers advantage sometimes.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pics too dark to see surface details clearly.
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Valued Member
United States
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AU-details (cleaned). Better photos might change my opinion on the cleaning.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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the lighting is just not good enough to assess the surfaces properly.
these are known for slightly weak strikes. looking at the cheek and breast I cant see anything that says the coin was circulated. I think its high AU maybe even low MS
i'd really like to see this one outside the holder for two reasons
1. determine if the original surfaces are intact
2. differentiate between strike and wear
MisterT you have some good eyes if you can see wear from the nose to the chin using these photos. the tops of the wings are almost always like this due to the die and strike
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@Panzaldi, I wasn't suggesting that I am seeing wear from the nose to the chin. I was simply pointing out that this is one of the high points of the design on the obverse as well as the hair under Liberty. The areas of flatness that I do see however are the hair below "LIB" on the obverse (which may be strike weakness) and the slightest rub on the upper wings on the reverse. No, my eyes are not good enough to observe any flatness on the cheek.
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