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  1. 04-13-2007 12:31 AM #1
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    Grade opinions/guess the grade on this 1834 capped bust half

    This coin was graded by PCI. Please offer your opinion to the grade, and also if you wish, guess the grade that PCI assigned it.
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  2. 04-13-2007 12:50 AM #2
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    AU-58 from me and PCI

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  3. 04-13-2007 01:43 AM #3
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    I would put it at a 53/55. PCI may have put it in a 58 holder. It is a very nice coin!!!
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  4. 04-13-2007 07:43 AM #4
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    Well, as you know it's an 1833 and the grade looks to be in the AU-55 range Click here to enlarge
    A few things to remember, Certification and Attribution are Absolute and Definitive. Grading, on the other hand IS NOT. STRIKE is everything, be it strong or weak. Click here to enlarge
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  5. 04-13-2007 07:44 AM #5
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    PCI 61, I say 55.
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  6. 04-13-2007 11:53 AM #6
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    AU53....

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  7. 04-13-2007 02:42 PM #7
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    I consider the coin to be somewhere around au-55. Now here is the kicker, PCI graded it an xf-45! Here is a perfect example of buy the coin and not the slab.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...6926&rd=1&rd=1
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  8. 04-13-2007 02:50 PM #8
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    PCI: AU 55
    Me: XF 45

    Looks like a nice coin -- the eye-appeal looks very nice. However, given the high number of cleaned coins in this series, I'd be on the lookout for hidden signs of cleaning.

    Have fun & thanks for sharing...Mike
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  9. 04-13-2007 04:02 PM #9
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    I don't like the stories I hear about that ebay seller but I must say I bought a coin from him once...a 1926-S Buff that was also undergraded a point just like this one.....
    Maybe a trend Click here to enlarge Click here to enlarge

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  10. 04-13-2007 04:05 PM #10
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    Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by Speedy
    I don't like the stories I hear about that ebay seller but I must say I bought a coin from him once...Speedy
    He and another are the one and the same...
    A few things to remember, Certification and Attribution are Absolute and Definitive. Grading, on the other hand IS NOT. STRIKE is everything, be it strong or weak. Click here to enlarge
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    AU-55 All day long . Nice Bustie .
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  12. 05-16-2012 01:39 AM #12
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    You're a little late, rzage! Click here to enlarge
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    Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by Leadfoot Click here to enlarge
    You're a little late, rzage! Click here to enlarge
    Raze is getting old and losing his memory these days.
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