hone your grading skills -- 1857 large cent

Man I wish I jumped in early. I market graded it as 64/65 RB because the eye appeal for a large cent is off the charts. Congrats. Ridiculously beautiful coin.

 

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asinine- Is that how you spell that word. I dont' think I have ever seen anyone write the word?? I do agree with Doug here but understand why the graders bump these coins as such due to the overall preservation of such an old coin with nothing more than cabinet friction (very light). :thumb:

 

Who said I bought into it or think the TPGs are right? I simply see it for what it is, and have learned to grade to their standard (just like I learned as a child to grade to the ANA standards, and later as an adult the TPG and EAC standards). Said another way, don't confuse "knowledge of" with "agreement with".

That said, and taking a step back from the "right" or "wrong", do you agree or disagree with my assertion as to how the TPGs grade AU/MS pieces?

 

My guess is AU 55

 

I think it is graded appropriately according to the typical standards seen today by the TPG's. I didn't realize how harsh Doug's response was. Sorry Doug- you didn't take you nice pills today. Take two and call us in the morning.
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I was thinking AU-58 but figured it would be graded 63.