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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Hi, I purchased this coin about a month and finally bought myself a scanner. I am wondering what grade this coin would be? Thanks Bryan  Cheers Bryan
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Moderator
 United States
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I'm going to say AU-58 cleaned.
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Rest in Peace
United States
5375 Posts |
AU-50/53 cleaned. Looks like some slight wear in the hair, and on the edges of the wings.
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
3306 Posts |
Thanks for the comments guys. I agree it definitely looks like it has been cleaned looking at the scanned images especially the obverse. In hand and through a magnifying glass however it doesn't look like it has been cleaned. I guess you live and learn.
Cheers Bryan
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4541 Posts |
au-55 cleaned. you can tell by the hairline scratches IMO
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Moderator
United States
16679 Posts |
AU55 details. Cleaned. Really too bad. It's a nice coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6394 Posts |
One more vote for "cleaned" here. Perhaps they are less apparent in-hand but the obverse especially shows diagonal hairline scratches from abrasive cleaning. Color-wise the coin looks thoroughly "scrubbed".
In terms of wear I see significant loss of detail over Liberty's forehead, on her nose, on the obverse olive leaves, some star centers, and the center eagle tail feather. I'd call it AU-50 for detail.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That coin looks like it's very harshly cleaned. I wonder if someone did the baking soda treatment on it. That's a shame (assuming it is cleaned), because unless it's a key date, it has a basal value (melt) for most collectors.
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Moderator
United States
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That's a shame (assuming it is cleaned), because unless it's a key date, it has a basal value (melt) for most collectors. In that technical grade, it's a $300+ coin if it had original surfaces. As it is, likely less than $100. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Yeah, I agree with Dave, it's definitely not going to be melt value in that grade. It should be worth between $80 and $125, I'd say.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Yeah, even with the cleaning, it is definitely worth significantly more than melt imo based on the details. AU-53 cleaned. $80 or so seems fair.
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