GTG: 1799 Draped Bust Dollar

Just arrived! I thought it would be fun to have a Guess The Grade.

PCGS graded 1799 Draped Bust Dollar.

 

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Vf35

 

you beat me to the same #

 

XF-40. I've always loved that reverse.

 

XF40 Looks Nice

 

XF40.

 

Nice coin. I like it also at VF35.

 

VF35

 

Xf 40

 

40

 

45

 

Xf 35/40

 

Exactly Paddy, it could go both ways... XF35/VF40

Congrats to AF, that's a wonderful piece of history!

 

Love your coin . My grade VF-35 , TPG grade 40 .

 

VF35? Great looking example!

 

30

 

VF35.

You're making me cry just a little bit. Here I am, trying to find one to buy in "Good" and you post this... d'oh!

 

I like it at 30, but I think the reverse brought it to 35. There needs to be at least a little bit of luster present for 40, which there isn't in your pictures. Thus, based on your pictures, I strongly disagree with everyone who guessed 40 or higher.

 

Are you sure; detail from PCGS photograde XF-40.

Similar detail of the OPs coin.


Having said that, my initial impression was a VF-35.

 

In reviewing the PCGS Photograde images for an XF40, it strikes me that the piece there has a weak strike. Look at how strong the hairlines are on the obverse except for the area that you cropped out above. Also look at how sharp the reverse is. That leads me to think that it is a striking irregularity. The OP's coin appears to have some wear evenly over all of the hairlines. This is why grading early 19th century coins can be difficult - below XF40 without any luster to guide you, it can be hard to distinguish between wear and a weak strike and it is not always straight forward. On another note, the XF40 also appears to have some luster that could have lead to the XF grade.

For fun, does anyone know the variety/die marriage of the OP's coin? What does a typically struck exemplar from that die pair look like?