Found this baby online. Someone decided to make marks in the half dollar to the left and right side of the head. The rest of the coin looks pretty decent. I was thinking the coin was around VF 30. What is the coin worth and what grade do you think it is?
Well, the first factor when grading this coin is the knowledge that the carved initials render it a "Details" opinion; the coin won't straight-grade. By convention, Details coins generally don't include a numeric designation in the grade. Without having the reverse to look at, all I can offer is an opinion of the obverse and not a "grade," and allowing for a late die state I still don't see the level of wear being much better than Fine Details. On the bright side - to me - those are my initials so I might be more interested in it than some.
It's not just a scratch, those initials are deeply carved in. Probably turning an $80 coin into a $40 coin. Grade hmm F-15 details.
