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Just found this while CRH, it's the cleanest Wheat cent I've found so far. Weight is 3.10 grams. I'm learning how to grade coins. What grade would you give this? Thanks in advance.   Edited by Chris1974
12/17/2024 9:37 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Beautiful. I'll say AU-55 or better.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'll say AU.
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at first I want to say AU but looking at the pics it could be ms too so I guess anywhere from au to ms is my answer  Edited by CoinAlbum
12/17/2024 10:27 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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AU 55 sounds about right.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I think it's AU RB.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Very cool find. I'm at AU55+
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Very nice!  I like the mid-AU range for it. |
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Thanks for the replies.
I too was thinking AU-55 so I'm on the right track
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Bedrock of the Community
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AU-64
It depends on the field luster and whether or not it cartwheels. I can't read the luster from these pictures. Looks like it's very lightly stained, especially the obverse. If it exhibits strong luster, I lean toward mint state. There's hardly a tick on this coin. That's always amazing for an AU example. Even the rims don't show like a circulated coin. I lean toward MS.
Edited by BadThad
12/18/2024 8:28 pm
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Not seeing any cartwheel effect so it probably isn't an MS finish.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Those pics aren't really helpful.
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Bedrock of the Community
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What kind of light are you using? It appears to be diffused rather than direct. Luster does not pickup well with diffused light, I abandoned it over 10 years ago. With the correct direct light the luster will come out.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Notice how the cartwheel spokes come out in the 10 & 2 areas with direct light. I also recommend using a white background (I use a piece of copy paper) so we can gauge your white balance. It helps with the "mental calibration" in the determination of the color.   Edited by BadThad
12/19/2024 9:22 pm
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Yeah I need to invest in better lighting.   |
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