Hello everyone! New to US coins, mostly done ancient and medieval in the past. I was wondering what you guys would grade these indian heads that I bought at? All of them were graded "BU" or "Choice BU" by the sellers. But that doesn't tell me a whole lot as far as the MS grade they would get, or if they are MS at all! Thank you! Nathan
i would say the 1903 most likely Au grade the other 2 look like they might get an au details grade !!
Thank you, that is kinda what I thought too. They are a little nicer in the hand, I will try and get daylight pics tomorrow and post them
Of course they have problems but they're old coins. They aren't horrid but none are beauties either. None look cleaned. I didn't claim any were higher than MS-63* BN.
I think it's a nice group, and agree that none show evidence of cleaning. The '02 has some great luster. Sean, what makes you think they are details coins?
1902 AU-58 1895 AU-55 1905 MS-64 1906 MS-63 I don't see any evidence of cleaning, but the 1902 and 1895 both have a thumbed look.
1902 i think is good then for the 1905 it seems their is a top to bottom cleaning lines i could be wrong but that one looks very fishy as to having a cleaning!! 1895 may be just on the holder i don't know what they are in but their looks to be a large scratch from check to necklace and from the chin to the necklace this one may be good then the last one 1906 seems to have a bubble affect that is retoning give it the affect of a very old cleaning !!
Thanks guys! Here are some in the hand photos, the others I took with my setup (let me know how the pics are, I am more used to photographing ancients) Nathan