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Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6394 Posts	Posted 07/09/2009 12:24 am Here's my NGC-slabbed 1867 Half Dime. This is one of the first coins I bought from a Heritage auction, back in 1998. Any comments or grade opinions on this one? Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 07/09/2009 12:37 am Unfortunately, the obverse of the slab itself barely makes F12 (), so grading is difficult. The reverse is stunning. It's a Proof, I'm guessing? Report this Post to the Staff
murty Pillar of the Community United States 1353 Posts	Posted 07/09/2009 01:27 am That is a beauty!! I also think it may be a proof. Report this Post to the Staff
coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 07/09/2009 03:48 am I'll take a wild guess and say PF-64...most seem to be around there. Very nice toning. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/09/2009 08:59 am Really nice coin, PF-63. Report this Post to the Staff
johnny54321 Rest in Peace United States 4849 Posts	Posted 07/10/2009 6:41 pm Very nice coin Jaobler! It's my 1882 PF Seated dime's little sister. :-) I can't tell how many of the hairlines are on the plastic as oppposed to the coin, so I supposr it could go anywhere between PF-62 and PF-64. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6394 Posts	Posted 07/13/2009 12:23 am You guys know a proof when you see it! It's graded PR-64 and the obverse streaks are almost all on the slab. I was unable to get a clear obverse photo. Someday it might be worth sending it in for re-holder service. As an aside, I targeted this date because the business strike mintage was just 8,000 pieces. 625 proofs were struck which is about normal for this series but the business strike total is the second-lowest for any Half Dime, behind the ultra-rare 1802. I figured the low business strike mintage might eventually push up the value for the proofs. I'm still waiting for my theory to work out! Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 07/13/2009 12:50 am The obverse of Seated coinage is always rather wishy-washy, but the reverse of this one is so absolutely hammered that I couldn't imagine it being other than a Proof. Quote: Someday it might be worth sending it in for re-holder service. Meguiars has a couple of products I've been meaning to test on slabs: http://www.meguiars.com/estore/prod...tionID=15101 Report this Post to the Staff
copper nickel daddy Pillar of the Community United States 2224 Posts	Posted 07/13/2009 02:33 am Before I saw the answer, my guess was Proof-64. Sweet coin, especially the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
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