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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Hello Community Members, Hope you all are doing well. I got this 1853 Half Dime which appears to be a MS62 or better to my eyes. Would appreciate your inputs. Apologies for not so good pictures as they are seller pictures. Thanks in advance!   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3848 Posts |
I think it looks a Choice Unc 63. Beautifully original and lustrous.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1502 Posts |
I see tilted coin images which leads me to believe there may be something to hide.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
599 Posts |
Pics are out of focus.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2003 Posts |
Pics are too blurry to grade accurately. I cant tell if there is strike weakness or slight rub on the reverse or if this coin had possibly been cleaned since the pics are not sharp enough.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2618 Posts |
I would avoid this coin. As noted above, the pictures are immediately suspect. Impossible to say for sure from the pics, but it looks like there is wear on the high points, so I think it's AU. There are also clusters of scratches in the left obverse field and near Liberty's cap. Not worth the gamble, IMO.
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
129 Posts |
Thanks for all your inputs. I agree the pictures are not great and it's a gamble. I got this coin for around 120$ which will be a good price even if its an AU uncleaned coin. Hoping for the best :-)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm going with that the seller knew what they were doing in presenting these photos. hoping the best for you but I'm betting there are issues with it. scratches on the obv. the lighting is throwing off a lot glare obscuring the surfaces. i'll go with AU details (scratched). there is shot for UNC details though. for now. hopefully you have return privileges in case you need it. repost when you get it
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6384 Posts |
I see enough rub on the obverse (Liberty's knee, especially) to call this AU. Might still be a nice coin. Maybe you can post new photos after you get it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36744 Posts |
Sharper photos need, but this might be MS details.
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Posted 07/01/2025 4:45 pm
