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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Need a little help grading this coin. My first Half Cent acquisition and would appreciate some opinions. It has that dark chocolate brown surface with nice rims so I couldn't pass on it. Looks like the 5 may have a repunched date. nlp    |
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United States
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Wild guess from a non-US collector: AU-50 to 55? Looks like a little lite wear and few circulation scuffs but nothing too unusual for copper Half Cents? Edited by Gallienus
03/04/2011 6:19 pm
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United States
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I may lack knowledge about this series, but my grade of this = Beautiful!  |
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United States
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I also think AU, closer to 55 than 50. There is light wear on Liberty's cheek and jaw plus some visible rub on the leaves of the wreath. Some of the soft detail on those leaves is strike weakness IMO. Color is very nice and surfaces look original. I'd be tempted to rinse it in water to remove some of the debris around the date and rims, then follow with an acetone dip to ensure it dries completely.
Very nice coin and a good pick-up NLP!
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Nice coin Noel. My first thought was AU53.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Nice coin and VERY nice photography! I grade AU
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Gorgeous color & very nice detail! I'm going with AU-55 for this one!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks much for the opinions and compliments. I'm afraid to wash off any dirt for fear of a different color beneath. That would stand out like a sore thumb. I was hoping for an AU category and it seems the general concensus is there. nlp
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like a solid AU-55 it has a bit of corrosion that may be able to be removed the NGC sub company. And my be something to look into.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I don't think thats corrosion, more just verdigris. my initial first impression was XF-45 but that might have been from the mushy reverse strike. I'll say AU-50
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well you are hitting the AU gambit and I agree AU-53 or 55. No matter how you look at it NICE COIN.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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real nice xf that could be helped by conservation. I wouldn't go higher because of the stars on the right.
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United States
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United States
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My first reaction was XF45, but as I look at it more, I think maybe a slightly weakly struck AU50.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I haven't got the coin back yet but the grade is in. For all those who participated it is coming back PCGS AU55 BN. Thanks for the inputs! Noel
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Posted 03/04/2011 8:02 pm
