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Valued Member
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I find it really hard to grade coins. I think I'm often too "kind" and put it one step higher than it should. So if anyone as small tips about what to look for when grading a coin. It's even harder when I got a coin like this Tunisian 5 Centimes from 1907.  To me this looks like a very nice coin. To me it's a XF, because the details are very clear and pure and you can the all the details in the leaves and read the text without problem (nothing's smeared). I'm not sure if ANYONE here would agree with me though  How would you grade it, and why? Here comes the problem. When I turn the coin around, I face this side:  Now, belive it or not but it IS the same coin! I would grade this side to F - barely! I don't know what you'd say, but it's really worn and just a few details are visuable. So, if I have one side XF and the other side F (or whatever your grading would be. We can at least agree that it isn't the same grade on both sides), what would the grade for the whole coin be? Thanks Edited by Ngdawa
04/15/2011 8:50 pm
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Oops no photo showing. John1  |
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Valued Member
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Sorry bout that, having problem with hige pictures and tiny-tiny pictures. Hope the pictures are showing now! |
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Photos are showing now. I am sure someone will come along shortly and help you. John1 |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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This coin is two graded, with differing grades obverse and reverse. In fact, for any coin to be graded properly, both sides should be graded.
Any detracting remarks are then made to qualify the grading.
In this case you have shown the obverse as the second image. You own grading assessment is OK by me.
The grading assessment, using your own grading is
"F / XF"
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Valued Member
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Oh, sorry about the mix-up, I just wanted to start with the good side Cheers! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would agree with your assessment of the coin. I wonder though how a coin could have such dramatic differences. Was the reverse a weak strike and thus wore really fast or did someone purposely 'rub' this down - maybe because it was in French? . I suspect we will never know but very interesting nonetheless
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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This is fairly common with Tunisian coins of the period. Why? Cant't help, I just keep on looking for unworn examples, but it's hard.
Bob
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United Kingdom
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Valued Member
Sweden
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Yeah, it might be because it's in French! I didn't even think of that. I think I have another one that isn't that worn on the obverse/reverse/French side. If I'm right I'll post a pic!
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Valued Member
Sweden
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All right, I found it! But first, because of my 1907 coin is XF on one side and F on the other, can I say that in totalt it's a VF?  OK, here's my other coin, it's still 5 Centimes and dated 1308/1891! (But what I don't understand is how the 10 Centimes fron ebay could be dated 1310/1892, very strange  )  Edited by Ngdawa
04/17/2011 1:14 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Here are the changes of year as listed in Krause:
1309 1891, August 7
1310 1892, July 26
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Valued Member
Sweden
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Seems like coins with the the AD date 1892 is both bearing the AH date 1309 and 1310.
Don't know how the Hijjrah calender works, if it somewhere is overlapping the Gregorian calendar?
And also, between my coins is the difference 16 years in AD and 17 years in AH, so somewhere something's wrong yeah?
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04/17/2011 5:33 pm
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