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botar New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 08/13/2011 4:56 pm Up for community grading is this 1854 Half Cent. I couldn't quite capture the way it shimmers and its mirror like luster. It has bluish iridescent toning areas that the photo just captures as dull blue or dark areas. I've researched the parallel lines and I believe them to be striations, not whizzing or cleaning marks. Since they stop at the LIBERTY head and appear to go under it, it seems that they were on the planchet before it was stamped. One reference I used is here: http://en.mimi.hu/numismatic/striations.html What say you all on the unc grade, the toning, and the lines ? Could this be a roughly handled proof ? Thanks kindly botar Report this Post to the Staff

macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5832 Posts	Posted 08/13/2011 5:34 pm Don't know as I really know nothing about this series, but she's a beauty. Thanks for sharing. Report this Post to the Staff
Las_Vegas_Larry Pillar of the Community United States 817 Posts	Posted 08/21/2011 7:33 pm Great coin. Hopefully someone that tknows about it will chime in. Report this Post to the Staff
TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 08/22/2011 12:06 am IMHO it is au - ms. I am having trouble clearly seeing the hair below the coronet. In the 4th pic down I can kinda see the hair detail that makes me lean towards ms. That is just my guess. Either way she is a looker! Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 08/22/2011 12:28 am Aw, man, I wish I'd seen this coin before. What a stunning copper. The photographs are not quite up to a standard which would allow me to express a certain opinion regarding circulation, but the color and details I can see certainly reinforce the impression that this one is as-minted. No worse than AU58, and an absolutely primo example regardless. The striations you mention are, in fact, on the planchet. I don't think it's a Proof; this is a big-league scarcity in Proof, and those strikes are known for exactness which isn't present on this coin, especially on the reverse details. Following my gut? PCGS would grade it AU58, and I would, given the chance, slap the grader for his lack of courage for not calling it MS63. Report this Post to the Staff
Rayman311 Valued Member United States 489 Posts	Posted 08/22/2011 9:23 pm That coin really pops! Wow! Report this Post to the Staff
coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 08/23/2011 06:56 am Definitely unc details minimum in my opinion. Hard to say more without better pics. Report this Post to the Staff
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