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I'm considering purchasing this coin. Any opinions? I don't think it looks to be cleaned or dipped. What would you grade it or pay for it?   |
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Here's the grading criteria from our CCF Coin Facts page (clicked on the left of this screen).
Twenty Cent Piece General Grading Standards
G4 Good - LIBERTY on shield obliterated. Letters and date legible.
VG8 Very Good - One or two letters in LIBERTY may show. Other details will be bold.
F12 Fine - At least three letters of LIBERTY show.
VF20 Very Fine - LIBERTY completely readable, but partly weak.
EF40 Extremely Fine - LIBERTY sharp. Only slight wear on high points of the coin.
AU50 About Uncirculated - Slight trace of wear on breast, head and knees.
MS60 Uncirculated - No trace of wear. Light blemishes.
MS63 Select Uncirculated - Some distracting contact marks or blemishes in prime focal areas. Luster may be impaired.
From this criteria, I would say this coin is close to a VG8.
There were 133,290 minted, (not too many).
I, personally would not pay more than $250 for this coin.
Good luck!
(The 20 cents coins are a tough bunch to collect. Most are rare and almost all are very worn).
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IMO:
G-4 obverse.
G-6 reverse.
Since it is the CC, and a scarcer date, I could live with the lower grade.
(I just hate the 1875 S, common as all heck.)
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I'd put it at a G-6. From what I can tell the LIBERTY is gone. I wouldn't pay more the $300.00 but that's just me. I know the Red Book has it being worth more but when the price gets that high I have to really want something and 20 cent pieces aren't really my thing at the moment. |
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G6 overall. I like the CC's. they have shown some real nice appreciation over the years and this coin should be no exception. by the way, looks original medium grey and not cleaned ;-)
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G coin, 200 ceiling to me.
Edited by RFB
10/30/2009 8:56 pm
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I'm in the market for one, and this one is going for $350, which is less than The Red Book or Coin Values Magazine. The store has it listed as VG-8, but I think I will agree with most people here about the G condition. If I sent this to PCGS I don't think it would come back VG since there don't appear to be any letters on the shield. Hmmmm... I'm still trying to build my 1875-CC set, that's why I'm interested in this coin. |
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If it helps, there is one at Harlan Berk's website that they're asking $450.00 for. They give it a VG8 but I'm not sure it would be that high. If you're into CC's it seems like the one you're looking at is a decent value.
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Posted 10/30/2009 1:22 pm
