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Pillar of the Community
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My guess is AU details due to the long scratch in right obverse field.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm at AU details as well, however, not for the scratch but there are plethora of fine hairlines on both sides. they really are visible on the neck. I think it was cleaned
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Agree this is probably a mishandled AU. I'll say details (scratched).
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Pillar of the Community
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I figured the hairlines were a sign of AU. Disappointed to hear that it might be signs of a cleaning. Would fine scratches like that result in a Details grade on an AU coin just as scratches?
Is the line behind the head considered a scratch leading to Details grade, or is it just a long mark that disrupts the luster?
Guess this gets chalked up as another learning experience. Thanks for the help and knowledge, guys.
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Borderline UNC - I have a hard time seeing any evidence of a cleaning. Brand - flip your scope into NEGATIVE for some pics. I find it really useful for showing any wear/friction on high points.
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AU-55 details, scratched.
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I don't see wear, MS-62 or Unc Details.
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I'll say AU. Could be a slider though.
Errers and Varietys.
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The dies for this variety were very "messy" and overworked. Check out the nice die crack over MERIC.
AU58 straight grade if the obverse scratch doesn't get it a details
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 I sometimes find it hard to believe that such a tiny detail could render a coin worthless. I can't even get the scratch to appear without orienting it properly to the light, and it doesn't seem to have lifted any metal. I did some research on Great Collections. The going price for a straight graded 1942-D/D 10c FS-501 in a low-MS or high-AU grade is $50-100. Definitely not worth the cost and effort to grade at PCGS, even ignoring the considerable risk of a Details: Scratch grade. I find that a bit curious, as the D/D is a PCGS registry set coin and some of the top Mercury dime registry sets lack one completely. Perhaps the extended variety set is not the set where people compete for Mercury dimes? |
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Is the line behind the head considered a scratch leading to Details grade, based on your first photo of the obv the scratch appears to be new. when TPG's assess scratches they look for scratches that are more recent and not toned over. to these eyes it looks more fresh and not toned over. it could be a contributor. this is one you'll have to judge in hand by rotating the coin my biggest concern for a CLEANED designation are the hairline swipes across the neck and above the mottos on the reverse. try reducing the light which is throwing a lot of glare on all your photos to see them better. your last rev photo oriented sideways really shows those horizontal scratches above the motto |
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