A nice little hole filler IHC for me. Definitely the highest grade one I own, but hey, it only cost me $4 so I’ll take that any day. Fair or better amount of luster that doesn’t show in the pics. I’m a slow and steady kind of seeker and buyer, looking for value when it can be found no matter the series and this fit well with that approach.
Four bucks? You stole that thing! In AU55, as I would call that, the trend price on Numismedia is $38. That's a really sharp one.
Going by the ANA Grading Standards, I was considering this one XF45 to AU50, but looking at PCGS Photograde puts it more inline with your appraisal.
The sharpness grade is better than that, it all depends on upon whether it’s been cleaned or dipped. I can’t tell by the pictures.
That is an awesome deal! Personally I'd call that AU-58, which bids at $36 - ain't every day you find a coin worth nine times the price.
Funny thing about it is what the seller pic looked like. If I didn't need it to fill a hole, I'd have passed it right by. Check it out:
I put together a set of Indian cents for my one a year cent set. I wanted to get all of the dates I didn't have in EF, without waiting for too long. Here's the 1881 I found.
