What will PCGS say? Coin 7 of 10 -- 1842 Large Cent

Same game, different coin.

What do you think PCGS will grade this coin (or if you think they won't, why)?




Here's a bit of a hint (or is it?): It was in an ANACS VF 35 slab before I cracked it out -- one of the thin blue ones (after the old small white ones, and before the new yellow ones). Graded a bit more than 5 years ago, I bought it on TeleTrade for $90 in April of 2006.

What will PCGS say?

 

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Same as ANACs - they got one right. A very nice VF-35 coin. Not quite as much wear as the other coin.

 

I'll guess XF-40. Would have said 45 if not for the ANACS grade. Nice coin.

 

again not familiar but dont mind educating myself and think it would be XF40

 

I will try XF-40 also.

 

I'm in for XF-45

 

Cleaned, just as the prior one was. I will go XF40, though.

 

Few more hours to comment. Will update thread with details later this evening.

 

Nice cent , EF-40 , doesn't look cleaned to me .
Rusty

 

XF40 anyday, maybe XF45

 

I would say an XF-45 grade from PCGS.

 

I've looked and looked at this coin and something bothers me.....Can't put my finger on it.
I like the XF-45 I said earlier, but this may very well be a No Grade.
......maybe tooling because the wear seems very uneven?????

 

PCGS graded the coin 45. Kind of surprising to me. I had it as a VF coin too -- primarily because of a lack of luster. So this coin upgraded 10 points from it's old ANACS slab.

 

Market grading ?
Rusty

 

Good for you on the grading. I looked at it and made my decision before reading the posts and conclusion. I had it as coming back as Genuine Cleaned. I don't think PCGS does the "cleaned AU details" like NGC.

I see a lot a crap/dirt in the devices and the luster is very impaired and uneven. That's why I think it was cleaned. However, the guys at PCGS disagree. I'm thinking that their opinion carries a little more weight in the numismatic community than mine..... Ha!

 

Thanks for the kind words, Tommy. I may have got one here. From the $90 I paid for it, PCGS price guide calls it a $150 coin in 40. Who said you can't get good deals on TeleTrade?

As an aside, and to touch on something you mentioned in your second paragraph, PCGS doesn't grade coins "cleaned" and "not cleaned" as if it's a binary decision. They grade something market acceptable or not. There's a very subtle but real difference. There are plenty of cleaned coins in PCGS holdes, but they need to be attractive and relatively well done (i.e. market acceptable).

All of the above IMO, of course.