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Picked up a 1921 (high relief) Peace dollar yesterday for AU-55 type money. Thinking she might grade a bit higher. Thoughts? Luster is there but somewhat subdued relative to a 63 that I have slabbed.   Edited by fenton
11/19/2023 09:35 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice example. I'm thinking AU55+ to 58.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I really can't see any wear in these pics.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks AU-58 to me. Obviously dipped as there are a couple water spots on the obverse, but not harshly cleaned.
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Pillar of the Community
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Note I went over the surfaces with 10x magnifier when I purchased it and it's all clean no wipe marks of any type so fairly confident it was perhaps just a touch over dipped resulting in slightly reduced luster. Of course luster varies from coin to coin so it's hard to say definitively.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I agree, it does not look cleaned in these photos.
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Pillar of the Community
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That's AU55 and dipped. Still a nice coin. These wear differently due to the high points. It might get to AU58 with the eye appeal,but it's AU 55.
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Where did you buy it from? You said you checked it with a 10x, did you also check with a magnet, tissue test before buying it? Just wondering the process. John1  |
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I bought from a reputable local dealer with 30 day return privileges so not too worried about it being counterfeit. Just wanted to make sure it wasn't cleaned and verify the surfaces had no marks.
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Bedrock of the Community
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i agree with the light dip however I don't think it would details the coin. its actually a nice example. I'm with coinfrog, unless the glare is hiding it I can't see any wear. this is one I would be inclined to slab as it could come back in an MS holder.
remember to always take the coin out of the holder for a more accurate assessment. if you can take new photos and take the coin out the holder i'd love to see what she looks like as there is just too much shadowing and glare on these to know for sure.
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53 net, details is a toss up. Depends on who is grading that day.
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Dipped AU, but probably gets the "key date pass" at a TPG, which would put it at AU55. 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 |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I like that the hair over the ear is struck up, as it looks flat in so many of the 21s even in unc. The obverse photo looks lifeless compared to the reverse which shows luster. Better photos would be helpful. Agree it looks like a slightly overdipped Unc but may change my mind with better photos.
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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Pillar of the Community
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Luster is pretty good on both sides, has full cartwheel, but it's just a bit duller than the 63 I have in a slab.
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Pillar of the Community
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Exceptionally strong strike for a '21 Peace. Looks like uncirculated detail with no visible hairlines, scratches, or other damage. Unless a TPG decides it has an "altered surface" defect I would expect it to slab problem-free. I wouldn't object to MS-63. Very nice coin! |
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AU to MS.
Errers and Varietys.
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Posted 11/19/2023 09:47 am
