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Was thinking about submitting this for grading. Was hoping for a 63 but I'm thinking I'm probably being a little generous. Any thoughts? I've tried to get the glare fixed multiple times. I think this is a little better.   Edited by Toledano99
10/12/2023 5:51 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Images are too dark to see surface details clearly.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Pix OK for me, to offer a grade opinion.
Slight wear on hair over Lib's ear, and enough small digs and scratches to be consistent with
AU-55.
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Bedrock of the Community
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au58
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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Agreed, AU.
Errers and Varietys.
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I'd guess mid-AU as well. Maybe as low as AU53 but certainly nowhere near a MS63 coin. Best case scenario is it grades AU58 imo. I'd call it AU55 if it were mine. There is no reason to have this coin graded. It's a (relatively) common-date, circulated and clearly genuine. It would have to be MS for me to consider TPG. Still a nice old gold piece though! |
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Save your money on grading fees.
AU53 ,55 .
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thinking about submitting this for grading Why so...? Could understand the idea of preserving/encapsulating her or authenticating her...but beyond that... Why? Nice (authentic) (see above comments) AU coin...enjoy her in your own air-tite. Thanks for sharing! smat |
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Why so.? My father owned the coin and it was formerly graded by ICG at MS-63. His hope was to "one day" get it crossed over but never got the chance. PCGS has a population of around 200 or so in the 60 or higher and he always wanted to see if he could get it in that range. I look at the certifications of other 1879-S in PCGS and they don't look as nice as this one. Here's a MS-62: https://d1htnxwo4o0jhw.cloudfront.n...75792477.jpgI also didn't want to send it and have it come back "cleaned" which would be devastating to me. Edited by Toledano99
10/13/2023 06:17 am
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Put it in a hard plastic case and forget about the grading service.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Agree, not worth grading.
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The PCGS 62 looks nicer than the OP's coin.
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His hope was to "one day" get it crossed over but never got the chance. Well...it's up to you now... Maybe just to satisfy that curiosity...? If you submit this coin...do you have others that will also be submitted? I only ask because, submitting just one coin can be pretty expensive. If this "is" the only one...you could find a LCS and ask if you could piggyback with one of their submissions and just pay your fair share instead of buying a membership... Thanks again for sharing and let us know what you decide to do. smat |
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Bedrock of the Community
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strong reverse...I'm with confrog and NS at AU58
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