GTG: 1858 Liberty Seated Half

Ok, you know this drill well. Guess the grade, and comments welcome.

 

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Don't really know the series, but went AU53 to get things started. Lovely coin.

 

Are all those light scratches on the holder or the coin?

 

The holder

 

Also, that's a sweet die clash in the reverse shield.

 

Thanks,ok then I'm going with AU58 nice half.

 

Going by how I read the remaining luster, either 53 or 55. I chose 53.

 

Dang, you guys are savage with the AU grades. I was gonna go 61 or 62

 

Felt like I needed to be a bit more conservative with this guesstimate, as I probably overgraded @Lehigh96's 1941 S Jefferson yesterday.

 

Looking closer, I revise to AU58. I see some wear on the high points of Lib's head, head of eagle, and possible top of eagle wings.

IDK though, I may as well toss a coin for all my grading is worth..

 

^^^What did it grade?I can't find the thread.

 

Sent you a PM, so as not to hijack @Morgandude11's thread too badly. He hasn't revealed the grade yet, FWIW.

 

AU58. Almost added Details.

 

I went high and low - MS Details

 

Stunning.

The reverse makes me think MS60. Ms Liberty’s hair makes me think high AU. As well as her right breast and liberty cap. But from the photo, there doesn’t seem to he a luster break on her right leg. I’ll go with AU58. But wouldn’t be surprised with MS60.

 

AU-58

 

with eagle details I jump in at 60 hope scratches are surface

 

AU-55

 

AU-55. I don't see much luster and I almost went details. The obverse is kinda weakly struck, stars are mostly flat and the hair weakness is mostly strike, not wear. I think it's been cleaned by dipping which is why most of the luster is gone, assuming the photos are showing it fairly accurately. I would call this a market-acceptable 55.

Now, in the great tradition of Coin Talk GTG, I am prepared to be humiliated on the point of my own opinion.

 

AU55