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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have been offered this coin and it looks like it has a very weak strike in places. What do you think it should grade   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Beautiful hair detail. Is the planchet thinner on the weakly struck side? Looks like an AU detail coin to me. nlp
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6383 Posts |
I agree with AU detail. Strike weakness is I think pretty common with classic cents, along with planchet defects, corrosion, and damage. This one appears to have a rim bump near 1:00 on the reverse but otherwise it looks choice and problem-free. I presume it is in a slab and reflections from the plastic are making it hard to see some of the details.
Looks like it ought to be priced somewhere from $1000 to $2000. These are tough!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What a cool coin! Definitely AU details, but you called it, a weak strike particularly on the obverse.
I still think it's awesome and you should get it. These coins are EXTREMELY rare in this grade.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
Reverse is EF or very weakly struck. Obverse is AU. Would be a great coin for one of the old Whitman "Penny Boards" where you can't see the reverse!
I'd pass on it unless the price was in the F/VF range.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
14454 Posts |
the asking price is half of what a AU should cost because of the weakness in strike
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
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...half of what a AU should cost... If that means it's over a grand, I'd take a pass. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
yes a little over that. It is in a top TPG holder as problem free also. I just think its a weak strike but still I think the details are AU |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
Quote: It is in a top TPG holder as problem free also. I didn't realize that and had assumed it was raw. Classic Heads are very pricey so $1200 or so wouldn't be too bad. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Amazingly nice Classic Head with some bad photography so I would bet this coin will look much nicer in hand. Notice the obv stars at 3-5 o'clock, they are out of focus and it doesn't take much slab glare to obscure the true details.
Edited by biokemist6
01/21/2010 11:06 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1304 Posts |
I agree with weak strike. But will disagree with AU details and say it has EF details.
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Posted 01/21/2010 6:02 pm
