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Valued Member
United States
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Hi everyone Pulled this from the local convenience store. Is it gradable?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
958 Posts |
BU in my opinion what grade not sure ,
cant see the face very good the flash washed it out
But what a beautiful coin to find in circulation
the damage above liberty an in the word one on the back will knock it down some.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Is that a die crack, or a scratch above Liberty?
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Valued Member
United States
76 Posts |
I also was wondering if that is a die crack. Also is that doubling on the lower bend of the "O" in "one"?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1256 Posts |
Nice pull! An "S" in any grade is sweet in these parts.
Just curious. How can you pull this from circulation and call it BU?
Don't these circulation pulls have to be AU by default?
Or is it, "If you can't tell, don't tell"
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
That is part of the problem with using the term "uncirculated", it is a bit of a misnomer. The optimal term would be Mint State which is equated to a complete lack of wear. The problem is that a coin can pass through a few hands in commerce without sustaining detectable wear so yes, you can pull uncirculated coins out of change. Based on the bright Red color alone, this coin is probably Mint State. By the time a copper coin wears enough to reach AU55/58, Brown is setting in and the Red is beginning to disappear. Unfortunately, the true condition of this coin cannot be ascertained without better pics, too much glare.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3283 Posts |
MS 62 with that hit on the field.
super find out of circulation.
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Valued Member
 United States
232 Posts |
Thanks everyone, sorry about the glare, this is all sort of new to me. Is it something worth having graded? I read another post that said it runs around $43.00 to have a coin graded? Will send another pic if I can get a better one, you all have me curious about the "O" and whether or not it is a die crack.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3283 Posts |
Not worth having graded (IMO). Cost of grading is far more than the value of the coin.
Definitely worth saving though!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4085 Posts |
That is an awesome find "in the wild".
The 55-S is actually pretty common in high grade because everyone knew that it was the last "S" circulation strike (for awhile at least) and so they were readily saved.
It's still a nice coin, especially given the way it came to be part of your collection!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
958 Posts |
BU stands for brilliant uncirculated
meaning it has a shiney untoned mint luster no luster missing ,
ms-60 or lower grades ms are BU
AU means some mint luster is gone
from AU 50 almost all gonr to AU 58 missing some luster
I guess BU was used when I was a kid and the new scale uses the 70 pont system
making BU replaced with MS
if I understand correct
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This coin is MS64RD all day, and is worth about $3. It's not something I would send into a grader for a $40 fee, but it is a keeper.
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