39s rev 38 grade before I send it in

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by cncman, Jan 18, 2011.

  1. cncman

    cncman Senior Member

    Looking at one of my extra sets I think I have a 39s rev 38, I haven't looked at a whole lot of those so I want to be sure. The steps are so weak hard to tell, but I usually look for the verticle sharp cut at each end of the steps, don't see anything but it could just be weak, also, what do you think it will hit. Never mind what looks like a break in the luster on the hair it is just some haze.
     

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  3. BR549

    BR549 Junior Member

    Well, it looks like the rev. of 38 but I cannot tell for certain, too much glare and not quite close enough to be 100% sure. Is that a carbon spot (or likeness) over the E in MONTICELLO?
     
  4. cncman

    cncman Senior Member

    yep carbon spot, thanks, I will try to get a better pic close up of the steps later
     
  5. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    Your photos are too small and lacking in detail to make a definitive determination. Here are photos of both reverses.

    Reverse of 38
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    Reverse of 40
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    Please compare your coin to the photos above and you tell us which one it is.
     
  6. cncman

    cncman Senior Member

    39sr383.jpg thanks, I saw those pics before but still wasn't sure. here you go, it still looks like a 38 to me, but it is so mushy I don't feel 100% I was wondering about the different lettering the descriptions mentioned, they both look the same to me.
     
  7. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    Byron,

    Based on the top step in your photo, I am going to say it is Reverse of 38. The top step on the Reverse of 40 is bold and thicker than that of the Reverse of 38. Normally, one would be able to make the determination simply by looking at the steps, but in this photo, the steps are incomplete which all but destroys the wavy characteristics of the 38. In addition, the left end of the steps with indistinct starts looks like 38, but the right hand side appears to have the indentation that is found on the reverse of 40.
     
  8. cncman

    cncman Senior Member

    Thanks,
    That was the same problem I was having looking at it, I even had it side by side with my 38 and wasn't sure. Kept going back and forth. I know the S is the most common reverse of 38 so I don't know if it is worth sending in, Im also worried about how the spot is going to be hit especially since it is so close to the center.

     
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