1881-s lookin for a grade.

Got this from my cuzin today, her grandfather gave her a bunch of old coins before he passed. I was at her house today and she pulled them out and i was looking through them and also found an BU Austrian 100 corana gold coin!!

 

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My guess would be AU50 or 53

 

I would guess EF40-EF45. The scuffs on the cheek and in front of Liberty's face are a bit rough to attribute to just bag wear. The surface luster seems a bit suspect too - has this coin been cleaned? If so, that would drop the grade a bit further.

 

shes had it for aver 15 years in a box, but i dont know about before that. it dosent look to be cleaned

 

XF, the hits on the eagle and it's wing, plus the marks on Liberty's cheek, nose, and off her nose.

 

If someone went to the trouble to clean this, they would have removed all of the tarnish around the rim both sides I would think.

 

Au 50

 

AU55 -- a good deal of luster, but high point wear.

 

au52

 

You won't see strong cartwheel luster like that on any XF coin.

AU53-AU55.