Another 1873 Seated Liberty Half Dollar

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Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 11/30/2009 09:29 am This one has the arrows at the date and an open 3. Cool! (At least I think so!) Report this Post to the Staff

TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 11/30/2009 1:04 pm Nice Moe, I think it is VF-20 Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/30/2009 1:05 pm I'm going to say VF-20 on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 11/30/2009 1:45 pm F-15 or VF-20 Report this Post to the Staff
busthalf Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 11/30/2009 3:39 pm F-15 But I am strict with my grading. Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 11/30/2009 6:15 pm From our CCF U.S. Coin Facts (left Navigation menu): Seated Liberty Half Dollar General Grading Standards G4 Good - Scant rim. LIBERTY on shield worn off. Date and letters readable. VG8 Very Good - Rim fairly defined, at least three letters in LIBERTY are evident. F12 Fine - LIBERTY complete, but weak. VF20 Very Fine - LIBERTY mostly sharp. EF40 Extremely Fine - LIBERTY entirely sharp. Scroll edges and clasp distinct. AU50 About Uncirculated - Slight trace of wear on Liberty's breast and knees, head, claws, and wing tops of eagle. 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 the above, I would go with F15. The LIBERTY is complete but I just can't call it "mostly sharp". Edited by Moe145 11/30/2009 6:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 11/30/2009 7:04 pm Sometimes I find that on these, liberty might be weak but the overall detail is much better, which should play a role in determining the grade IMO. And it seems to anyway, I've seen coins slabbed VF-30 with weak liberty that had much more detail on the eagle and drapery than F-12. That being said, the overall detail is at most consistent with VF-20 anyway, but that's not ALWAYS the case. Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 12/01/2009 02:32 am Here again I'd say VF details - cleaned. Be careful and don't pay a lot of money for these. A well circulated, 136 year old, silver coin will be more grayish or toned. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
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