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Valued Member
Italy
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Good evening. I don't know how to grade this coin. I like it, and I may have the chance to offer for it. What do you think about it? How much would you pay? Thank you.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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mint luster abounds...lots of contact marks limit this coin to lower MS grades...looks like MS-63
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Are those scans? It looks mint state but it's tough to assign a grade here. Is it raw or slabbed?
Appears to be a very nice piece but I'd be hesitant to offer much over melt value if that's all I could see..........
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Valued Member
 Italy
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I only have these pictures. Seems like they "played" with contrast and / or brightness. I am quite sure the pictures are taken with camera, not with scanner.
The coin is raw.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I only have these pictures. Seems like they "played" with contrast and / or brightness. I am quite sure the pictures are taken with camera, not with scanner. The coin is raw.
What I would do if buying from those photos only; price it as a common-date in AU condition and make an offer. In this case my offer would be 400USD. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quite a bit of wear on the obverse, trace wear on the reverse. Seems to have been creatively photographed may be cleaned. I would say somewhere between XF45 and AU50 based on the wear.  Edited by fenton
12/15/2010 4:22 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I would not necessarily say that....these sometimes have strike issues. Check comparable unc examples on heritage and then grade based off that.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Are you sure those bag marks aren't depressions? They look rather soft. Usually bag marks are sharper and not as rounded. Also on the reverse, is that a spike below the eagle at the 6 o clock position? I'm certainly no expert but some of those need to be looked at.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I think it is AU-58 minimum with the amount of luster pictured. Could go all the way to 64 if there is a lot more luster than shown. I agree with bherring, fair buy at $400 if the coin is raw and those are the only pics to go by.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4989 Posts |
I think the luster in this photo has been doctored through creative photography. The underlying coin is not impressive and does not look like any MS example I can find. YMMV.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4989 Posts |
Could be strike weakness hard to tell from the photo I'd have to see the luster in hand
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Could be strike weakness hard to tell from the photo I'd have to see the luster in hand
Yes fenton, this is common. All it takes is a bit of die wear and the coins start looking "worn" from the get go. And you're right, luster is so critical on AU and MS coins and also very difficult to capture in any photo. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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How much is the offer price? Is there a return policy? I think that its MS, to be honest.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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if this coin isn't MS I'll eat my hat! Whether it's genuine or not remains to be seen.... remember gold is a soft metal and lots of contact marks are not uncommon even in the higher grades! 
Edited by atlashealth
12/16/2010 6:22 pm
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Posted 12/15/2010 2:56 pm
