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Pillar of the Community
United States
4469 Posts |
This one was up for auction tonight, and I was the under bidder, so not my coin. Please provide the grade and any comments before looking up the coin.   |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
599 Posts |
Image resolution appears to be 100 x 100 only.
Not good enough to grade properly.
Watch your top knot
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Moderator
 United States
56855 Posts |
Looks like a nice strike but no eye appeal,IMHO. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
I must admit: I prefer un patinated silver, the tiny nicks and hairlines (if they exist), are much harder to find under a patina, especially with on screen pics.
Eye appeal: one or two small black spots and light blotching around 'TRADE' - a tiny negative should not affect the value too much.
AU-55, a nice example anyway.
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Images provided by Heritage normally very good, but the patina still presents a problem, when it comes to grading.
This is why it is best to go to pre auction view days, - what dealers do, if there are lots of lots they wish to bid on. As a collector, also easy to catch up personally with the dealers, despite the fact that they play their cards close to their chest.
Also explains why big auctions and major coin shows go together.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18673 Posts |
AU58 but I'm knocking it a little for eye appeal
AU55
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
I'll say AU-58, not a fan at all.
Edited by Coinfrog
01/11/2024 08:59 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36777 Posts |
Tough call from these photos. Could be low MS or AU.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1515 Posts |
Looks very original, hard to grade from these photos. I don't see any wear. MS-63
Edited by ericgreen
01/11/2024 1:04 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
I have this at MS65
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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Pillar of the Community
United States
3471 Posts |
MS65 with a chance at 66.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5191 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1775 Posts |
Very hard to tell with these images. I am not a fan of the eye appeal. That said, I don't see many marks, though there are some. MS-64. Maybe 63 for the spotting.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Good example of why a CAC sticker isn't always a safe bet.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
18673 Posts |
what was the grade on this one?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
4469 Posts |
This one sold for $5280. Many of the 73 S surviving examples have strike weakness on the eagle's talon area and Liberty's breast. This one also shows a little friction on Liberty's legs. On eye appeal there are a lot of ugly MS toners for the date, and this one was better than most that appeared to have original skin. It is a tough date to find a quality example as almost all of the mintage went to China and many were melted for their silver content in China. On the NGC and PCGS pop report the only date with less certified examples is the key date 1878 CC. Thanks for the comments.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
64/CAC Green Bean is close enough to 65 for me!
Lovely example of a tough coin.
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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