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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Interested to hear about the edge. Does seem a bit off. I'm surprised this did not make AU-50. Weakly struck EPU in common for some die pairs.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4085 Posts |
I was going to go AU50; it is a beautiful coin!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Seems like a harsh grade for this one.
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Pillar of the Community
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959 Posts |
I'll update when the coin is in hand. I think this may be worth sending to NGC to see if it will upgrade. Thoughts?
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Pillar of the Community
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3848 Posts |
Will wait for in hand observation before future speculation.
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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by Blastenpene4
01/10/2025 10:50 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
It's a nice looking bust half that could grade AU50 on a different day. Nothing wrong with a conservatively graded piece.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have a raw 1836 of similar grade.   with a full E Pluribus Unum I would grade it too at XF 45 |
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2003 Posts |
OP's coin is undergraded in my opinion and certainly has nice eye appeal. Congrats on a worthy acquisition!
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice coin! 1836 only has the one variety for the reeded edge halves so 1 and done. I'd keep it in that holder.
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Nice to see the top level TPG's are becoming little bit more conservative again.  I feel that they have been tempted to some extent to follow a trend to give higher grades in recent times, with re submissions For the TPG's, easier higher grades means more business for them, but it now seems that a re balancing is taking place against giving higher grades, in order to preserve their reputation. I would hate to see a rush towards the basement !  Edited by sel_69l
01/15/2025 6:39 pm
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In this case I still believe the edge is damaged. Notice there are bold rim fins on both sides of the coin. The striking chamber never included a retaining collar, so it would be impossible for a fin to be created at the mint.
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Ok, jacrispies, I'm wanting to learn. I see what you're referencing on the coin and don't dispute your observation. What I can't figure is why somebody would damage the edge and leave Obv and Rev untouched. For what reason? Cui bono? BTW, still happy with this coin. Really nice in-hand. Coin retains a lot of luster. Weak strike with very minimal wear, IMO. I'm thinking more AU55 for my personal opinion, having the coin in-hand. It really pops. My opinion is meaningless with a slabbed coin, of course.
Edited by Blastenpene4
01/16/2025 8:27 pm
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