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Australia
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Hi guys here is an 1873 Trade dollar I recently purchased and I am just wondering what grade this might be. Cheers Bryan  Cheers Bryan
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United States
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I'll let the experts chime in,,, I think the boarder around the denticles is a bit thick, but it may just be the angle of the camera, nice coin.....
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United States
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bryan10au, Looks to be a nice EF-45. I see wear on the high points (Liberty's thigh and the leading edge of the eagle's right wing and left leg). I don't see anything that would lead me to call this a copy, but I always caution folks to put it on the scale. A genuine TD in this condition would weigh 27.2 grams =/- .1 gram. Anything less than 27 or over 27.3 would raise my suspicion. Nice acquisition!  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Yeah, the denticles and rim look good to me, so I think it is genuine. nice XF!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 A NICE EF-45! Congrats!  |
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United States
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Looks genuine to me, and XF. Can't tell if original surfaces or not,but then that wasn't the question. It looks like Breen 5779, with broken serifs on the E of STATES and F of OF, due to hub damage. The same hub was used to produce proof dies. P mint Trade dollars from 1873 through 1876 are not easy to find, and many of the 73's are chopmarked. with a mintage of 396,900 Bowers estimated just 1,250 to 2000 survive in VF to AU58 grades. Congrats! |
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Thanks for the comments guys very much appreciated. The company I bought it from graded it AU55 but I wasn't 100% convinced.
TDColl if it is one of those coins does this effect the value at all from a normal 1873 one?
Cheers
Bryan
Cheers Bryan
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United States
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United States
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Bryan asked: "TDColl if it is one of those coins does this effect the value at all from a normal 1873 one?"
I don't think so, but it's cool to know about.
After mulling it over, I could see it as AU.
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