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07-02-2009, 06:59 PM
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| | silvereagle
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ok i got better pictures and the toned coin isnt as good as i hoped, but i did pick up another one do you think it would make a ms coin, thanks for your input.
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07-03-2009, 11:48 AM
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| | Rare coin dealer
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Originally Posted by kevinslack  ok i got better pictures and the toned coin isnt as good as i hoped, but i did pick up another one do you think it would make a ms coin, thanks for your input. | To me, both coins, as pictured, look questionable in terms of color. The first one looks AU, in large part, because of the eagle's breast. But the second one looks like it could be uncirculated (though I'd still guess that it's an AU coin which was toned over to try to make to look unc.) To those who say the second coin is definitely AU, where are you seeing obvious wear? I'm not seeing it. Thanks.
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07-03-2009, 12:11 PM
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| | Morgans Morgans Morgans
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Originally Posted by Mark Feld To me, both coins, as pictured, look questionable in terms of color. The first one looks AU, in large part, because of the eagle's breast. But the second one looks like it could be uncirculated (though I'd still guess that it's an AU coin which was toned over to try to make to look unc.) To those who say the second coin is definitely AU, where are you seeing obvious wear? I'm not seeing it. Thanks. | There is only one coin, just 2 sets of pics. I would agree it looks like someone toned the coin to try to make it look MS. Imo I still say AU55 details AT.
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07-03-2009, 12:23 PM
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| | Rare coin dealer
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Originally Posted by raider34 There is only one coin, just 2 sets of pics. I would agree it looks like someone toned the coin to try to make it look MS. Imo I still say AU55 details AT. | Thanks. As much as I appreciate how the same coin can look vastly different based on two sets of images, I still thought that was two different coins. I saw spots, stains and marks apparent in one set of images that I didn't see in the other, and didn't see any obvious common markers. Of course that begs the question - which set of images, if either, does the coin really look like?
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07-03-2009, 12:43 PM
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| | Coin Collector
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Originally Posted by raider34 There is only one coin, just 2 sets of pics. I would agree it looks like someone toned the coin to try to make it look MS. Imo I still say AU55 details AT. |
Raider, I think they are two separate examples.
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07-03-2009, 12:32 PM
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| | Coin Collector
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ok after seeing the new pics I'm going to lower the grade I initially gave from 55 to 50.
Still, not a bad coin. Don't be to disappointed.
The second example I would suggest is an AU58. Another nice Coin.
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07-02-2009, 07:28 PM
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| | Indian Buffalo Gatherer
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No the coin isn't a MS coin. AU is as good as it gets with the coins pictured.
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07-02-2009, 11:48 PM
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| | Morgans Morgans Morgans
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Yep I still say around AU55, from the second pics it looks like it may have been artificially toned as well.
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07-03-2009, 12:45 AM
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| | Coin Hoarder
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I agree with the low AU club. The obv toning is nice but the reverse looks like smoke toning like when someone AT's the coin with a cigar (I'm smoking one right now so maybe I just have cigar on the brain  )
Nice coin regardless for a low mintage coin.
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07-03-2009, 11:34 AM
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| | Numismatist
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1886 New Orleans I had a few graded that look much like this 1886. some were MS-61 & AU58.
but the wear on the cheek & breast fathers is there so AU-55 or if your lucky Au-58
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07-03-2009, 12:27 PM
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| | Coin Collector
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Nice morgan. I don't believe this coin would make the 58 grade. Wear on the Eagles breast is disappointing. Is that rim damage on the REV ?
In any event, I would venture to say it's a nice AU55. It's a keeper.
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07-06-2009, 10:43 PM
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| | Senior Member
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VF45... to much battle damage and a bit of circulation. Traci
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