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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 07-10-2007, 06:01 PM   #1 (permalink) BeauCoinCollect Member     Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Macon, GA Posts: 86 Help in grading silver $ coin 1879(O)! Please give your grade opinion on the following 1879-O: http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/b...9O-Obverse.jpg http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/b...9O-Reverse.jpg   07-10-2007, 06:14 PM   #2 (permalink) bqcoins You get what you pay for.     Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Nebraska/Iowa Posts: 5,211 My Mood: all those bag marks, ms-60 __________________ BQ Sometime Numismatic Consultant See my Bust Halves here: http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/f...albumview=grid See my Holey coins here:http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/f...albumview=grid   07-10-2007, 06:14 PM   #3 (permalink) Treashunt The Other Frank     Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York Posts: 17,718 Beau: This looks so familiar. Obverse has some bagginess, but I still think unc. Perhaps MS-60 or 60+ __________________ The Other Frank "Buy The Book Before The Coin!" Buy The Book before the Book: http://www.whitmanbooks.com/Default....tID=079482580X   07-10-2007, 10:15 PM   #4 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,558 For an O mint coin - that one would go 63 __________________ knowledge ..... share it   07-10-2007, 10:43 PM   #5 (permalink) Shortgapbob Emerging Numismatist     Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,505 I'll say MS-62. __________________ "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." -- Aristotle ANA Member # 1214770 WINS Member #678 EAC Member# 5591 Member: Western Maryland Coin Club   07-11-2007, 12:56 AM   #6 (permalink) Leadfoot Numismatist     Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,896 My Mood: MS 62 obv, MS 63+ reverse. I grade it a 62.5.   07-11-2007, 02:33 AM   #7 (permalink) srkjkd Book before coin   Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: indiana Posts: 545 i'd give it a 62...i would go to 63 except for the obverse bagmarks in the field combined w/ cheek bagmarks. thanks for sharing.   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « Hone your grading skiils -- Isabella Quarter | West Palm Beach or bust!!!! » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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