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fmtaxguy Valued Member United States 257 Posts	Posted 04/07/2009 12:57 am I once again seek your collective learned opinions (and off-the-cuff guesses) of the grade of this coin. I am still struggling with learning to grade, and would appreciate your reasoning in addition to the assigned number. The reasoning helps a lot in the learning process. I think the obverse is a VF35 and the reverse an XF 45. How Close AM I on this? Thanks in advance. Image: CCobv.jpg 35.13 KB Image: CCrev.jpg 39.85 KB Report this Post to the Staff

coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 04/07/2009 01:55 am I think it is a nice XF-45 overall, if not a little better. Doesn't have any obvious cleaning, either. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/07/2009 08:46 am I'm going to go just a little higher and say AU-50. Report this Post to the Staff
Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3233 Posts	Posted 04/07/2009 10:57 am Looks pretty darn close to AU. I like the details. Report this Post to the Staff
johnny54321 Rest in Peace United States 4849 Posts	Posted 04/07/2009 1:01 pm WOW! Looks like full AU to me too. Decent strike. Aren't these often weakly struck? Report this Post to the Staff
fmtaxguy Valued Member United States 257 Posts	Posted 04/07/2009 1:04 pm They are often weakly struck, particularly around the shield and the LIBERTY. The reason I was thinking it may be graded lower is because of the wear around the hair and the flatness of the flag and fingers holding it. On the reverse, there appears to be a bit more rub on the breast feathers than would be expected on an AU coin, although the eagle's head looks pretty sharp. Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 04/07/2009 1:06 pm I'd guess AU50. Great looking coin! ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
acidic1 Pillar of the Community United States 632 Posts	Posted 04/07/2009 3:32 pm The first time I saw a seated liberty, I thought it was a flag too. Its actually a cap. Report this Post to the Staff
fmtaxguy Valued Member United States 257 Posts	Posted 04/07/2009 4:56 pm Hehehe....I think I actually knew that from somewhere.... Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 04/07/2009 6:23 pm AU50. Nice coin. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/07/2009 10:38 pm It is not just a cap, it is a Phrygian cap- everything on a coin(the classics anyway) has meaning BTW, that is an awesome AU50 75CC Edited by biokemist6 04/07/2009 10:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff
oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 04/07/2009 10:47 pm AU-50 ! Really nice double-dime! I believe that LIBERTY on the Twenty Cent Piece is raised versus incuse like the remainder of the Seated Liberty Series, which makes it really susceptive to wear. success, Report this Post to the Staff
fmtaxguy Valued Member United States 257 Posts	Posted 04/08/2009 12:09 am Yes, the Phrygian cap is a Roman symbol of liberty. Makes sense. Thanks for the info. Now I have to wonder what the sandals represent. I wear them often myself since I live in the sub-tropics. Report this Post to the Staff
acidic1 Pillar of the Community United States 632 Posts	Posted 04/08/2009 12:13 am Thanks Bio...now I gotta go look up Phrygian cap. And yes, Sweet coin. Me likey. Report this Post to the Staff
acidic1 Pillar of the Community United States 632 Posts	Posted 04/08/2009 12:14 am fm just did my legwork!, thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
fmtaxguy Valued Member United States 257 Posts	Posted 04/12/2009 09:10 am Sigh. Outbid on another one. And a nice one it is. Somebody always seems to have deeper pockets than me (like a major portion of the US population, including man, woman and child). So the hunt continues. Thanks for the input, and please stay tuned...... Report this Post to the Staff
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