How To Grade When Obverse And Reverse Are Different?

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barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5839 Posts	Posted 08/21/2011 5:16 pm I just had a chance to examine a friend's Liberty Cap Large Cent. The reverse of the coin is pretty worn, but all the details are legible. Probably between a VG08 and a VG10. The obverse, however, is much more worn, to the point where you can still make out the central figure (with no details) but the date is completely missing. Maybe an AG03 at best. To determine a fair price to offer him, I need to know how to grade this coin. Do I go for the lower of the two grades (AG03) or average the two together, or what? Thanks! Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff

just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 08/21/2011 5:33 pm Those are so close if it were me I'd just average the price between those two. And as you said, a freind, so to trivial a difference to worry about. I don't know what coin your referring to so if it was a coin in the thousand dollar area, that is one thing but from your discription, might be a few dollars difference. Offer the lower and buy him a beer with the proceeds. OOPPS, I mean have him buy the beer. Edited by just carl 08/21/2011 5:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5839 Posts	Posted 08/21/2011 5:39 pm The problem is, without a visible date I can't really tell which coin it is. It could be a rarer year worth $10,000 in this condition or a more common year worth $300... Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 08/21/2011 5:44 pm I am with Carl, average of O and R. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
Saruma Pillar of the Community United States 968 Posts	Posted 08/21/2011 7:15 pm If it has no date you have to assume it is a common date unless proven otherwise. Actually it is worth less than the most common date because most people don't want a coin without a date. At that point the only person that would want it is someone without a Liberty Cap large cent that wants one as an example or to fill a Dansco 7070 spot. That being said, sometimes there are other markers that can give you a date or narrow down the range of dates it could be. Although admittedly a heavily worn obverse might make it tough to see the markers. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 08/21/2011 8:33 pm The lower face determines the grade. That's it. Otherwise, 80% of all graded Morgans would be a grade higher because the reverses are almost always far nicer than the obverses. Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5839 Posts	Posted 08/21/2011 10:15 pm Quote: At that point the only person that would want it is someone without a Liberty Cap large cent that wants one as an example or to fill a Dansco 7070 spot. Heh. That's actually the exact reason I was interested in it. And then I double-checked and realized it's actually too old for my 7070 album... Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 08/22/2011 12:58 am The obverse is the side that is usually given the most weight. If the grades of both sides are different, I usually average the two grades if the obverse is better than the reverse or the coin is in the lower to mid circulated grades as long as the grade differences are not too great. Report this Post to the Staff
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