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mlong219 New Member United States 26 Posts	Posted 09/17/2009 10:09 am Hi All, Can you tell me which of the following is the better coin, not sure how PCGS will grade these. 1. 1885-S $5 Liberty 2. 1897 $5 Liberty 3. 1899 $5 Liberty 4. 1900 $5 Liberty 5. 1903-S $5 Liberty Report this Post to the Staff

johnny54321 Rest in Peace United States 4849 Posts	Posted 09/17/2009 10:33 am They all look to be in the AU range, but none of them stand out as exceptional since they all have a fair amound of nicks. It looks like the 1899 and 1903-s appear to have more complete luster in the fields(hard to tell again); so they may make AU-58, or possibly lower end mint state. Just a guess though, but that is a nice group of half eagles! :-) Report this Post to the Staff
nod2003 Pillar of the Community United States 3294 Posts	Posted 09/17/2009 10:46 am Not an expert on gold but wouldn't the rim ding on the 1900 be considered damage? Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 09/17/2009 11:51 am Quote: Can you tell me which of the following is the better coin Depends on how you define "better." For me, the 1897 is easily the "best" in terms of eye appeal; it's almost completely free of the nicks which plague gold. On the other hand, it seems to show the most wear of the bunch. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6381 Posts	Posted 09/17/2009 12:32 pm Based on these photos I'd go with the 1899. The dark spot on the rim might come off with an acetone soak. My negative comments on the others: 1885-S: baggy, with lots of nicks on the date. Are you sure it's not an 1883-S? That is a low-mintage date, much scarcer than the 1885-S. 1897: small rim nick at 9:00 and soft hair details. 1900: baggy, with rim bruise at 9:00. 1903-S: noticeable marks on chin and baggy reverse. Looks like the 2nd-best of this lot. I agree with Johnny these are all high AU to possible low MS coins. If the first is actually an 1883-S I'd take that one due to the low mintage (just 83,200 pieces). Report this Post to the Staff
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