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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 06-10-2005, 12:34 AM   #1 (permalink) mrtrek1701 Fleet Admiral   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Central PA Posts: 21 1845 Seated Liberty Half... VF-20, EF-40, AU-50????? This is an 1845 Seated Liberty Half dollar that is part of my collection. I recently spoke to a relative who has appraised coins before and said that it could definitely be EF-40, and could be borderline AU-50. There are some definite contact points and there is some where on the eagle's feathers. Thoughts? Thanks, ~mrtrek   06-10-2005, 12:38 AM   #2 (permalink) whoopig Senior Member   Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 202 What is all the white junk in some of the devices and denticles? Possibly cleaned? If not cleaned it would be XF40. Lackof luster in the pics really hurts this coin.   06-10-2005, 12:41 AM   #3 (permalink) mrtrek1701 Fleet Admiral   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Central PA Posts: 21 No, the coin is not cleaned, but I can't tell what the white gunk is. As for the luster, there is some when you see it in person... not a lot, but some. The pictures did not show any of the luster at all. ~mrtrek   06-10-2005, 12:51 AM   #4 (permalink) whoopig Senior Member   Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 202 With very little luster you are maxxed out at XF40. The amount of luster with some wear often puts it into or out of AU.   06-10-2005, 12:57 AM   #5 (permalink) mrtrek1701 Fleet Admiral   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Central PA Posts: 21 Sounds good. Just one more pic... it gives a better idea of the amount of luster: (obviously, the upper right hand corner is not luster, rather the glare of the nearby worklamp) ~mrtrek   06-10-2005, 01:06 AM   #6 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,642 I would say the coin has been dipped - that's why the white stuff and little luster. I also think the coin shows signs of corrosion - probably found in the ground or salt water at one point - which would explain the dipping. Because of the wear on the reverse, wing tips, wing edges, left leg & claw I could not grade the coin higher than XF40. But because of what appears to be corrosion I would have to net grade it as VF30. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   06-10-2005, 10:45 AM   #7 (permalink) mrtrek1701 Fleet Admiral   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Central PA Posts: 21 Though I still can't explain the white stuff, I am 99% sure this coin was never dipped. It has been in a plastic cointainer in a plastic drawer for years, and I believe my grandfather was the first collector to have this coin. I am quite positive that it has never been dipped. Just a side note, the lighting in the picture does not show the small amount of attractive toning on this coin as well. I'm not sure if this helps at all, but I thought I'd give you an update here.   06-10-2005, 09:45 PM   #8 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,642 It has only been in recent times, say maybe the 1950's, that coin cleaning has been considered a no-no. In the old days - the majority of coin collectors DID clean their coins. The chemicals used to dip coins in have existed since the 1800's. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   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. « Double-Headed Quarter - What's It Worth? | Help with grading...*pics* » 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 Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post Doing a Type Set AnemicOak US Coins Forum 35 01-28-2009 07:28 PM Seated Liberty Half Dimes indianhead US Coins Forum 19 10-11-2007 02:02 PM For My 7070 Type Set bruce 1947 US Coins Forum 54 02-08-2007 08:19 PM Kennedy Halfs ryanh55 US Coins Forum 744 08-21-2006 11:52 AM Stone Mountain Half Dollar Morgan63 US Coins Forum 8 10-07-2005 05:05 PM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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