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johnny54321 Rest in Peace United States 4849 Posts	Posted 08/19/2010 8:19 pm Just received today. I bought this in an old PCI holder as a filler for my gold album. Anyone want to guess on the grade? Edited by johnny54321 08/19/2010 8:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff

atlashealth Pillar of the Community United States 1691 Posts	Posted 08/19/2010 8:43 pm looks authentic....scratched and cleaned...Net VF-25 Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 08/19/2010 9:35 pm So many of these are not fully struck up that I could see this one going as high as EF, but I would put it around VF30. These tiny coins have alot of charm. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
afclassic87 Pillar of the Community United States 564 Posts	Posted 08/20/2010 12:28 am Vf30. It's sad that it was cleaned. Still a great coin! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 08/20/2010 02:31 am I also have one of these. Mine would probably grade a strong EF. I picked it up for thirty shillings (one pound ten shillings)in 1970, at a Manchester coin show in England. Why is it that the rim denticles are so poorly struck? I haven't seen an example yet that is strong in this area. I have a book: 'Historic Gold Coins of the World' by Burton Hobson, and there is a superb picture in the book of a gold dollar. Even this example has poorly defined rim denticles. Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 08/20/2010 10:02 am EF40 for ya! Report this Post to the Staff
johnny54321 Rest in Peace United States 4849 Posts	Posted 08/22/2010 02:00 am Thanks for the comments! PCI gave it VF-35 (surface damage). One of the nicer things about a coin this size is that the scratches you see in the picture are all but invisible in hand. Report this Post to the Staff
Dcreek1968 Valued Member United States 314 Posts	Posted 08/24/2010 09:51 am My first opinion would have been VF-30. These coins were so small that they didn't strike up all that well. Imagine the effort involved in creating dies for these little beauties. Apart from that, I can't imagine carrying something like this around in pocket change. Which is why most used coin purses. Great coin, lots of history. Report this Post to the Staff
busthalf Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 09/18/2010 1:42 pm I'm also going with VF. Report this Post to the Staff
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