Good morning and I hope you have the day off! What is your take on this quarter? I'm thinking it is in the AU realm and wondering whether it was cleaned at some point in its lifetime. Thanks for your advice!
Fretboard, I've never given it any thought whether it is real. Do you see something suspicious about it?
Good question rzage! I checked, and it is between 6.2 and 6.3 grams according to my Magnum scale. The scale doesn't do any further fractional weights--so is it safe to assume it weighs 6.25 grams?
That's probably close enough. However, I am definitely no counterfeit expert to any degree, but I was wondering about authenticity myself. It looks like a somewhat weak strike which I cannot fathom but the best of counterfeiters undertaking by design.
I think it looks right as rain. I think the spotty toning/skin obscures some of the key details that make this a correct Standing Liberty.
Most likely a good coin then , now I'm wondering if it could be an '18/7 - S , could you look at the date and see if theirs a partial 7 under the 8 ?
Here are a couple close-ups of the date. Try as I might, I still cannot find any sign of a seven hiding under the eight, unless perhaps that pointy thing on the upper part of the eight is relevant; it would be nice though! By the way--back to my original question, for everyone- how would you grade this coin?
It's not the overdate, the top bar of the 7 sticks out like a sore thumb. The first initial photo of the obverse was a little deceiving, I thought it might have been the variety.
Its interesting how the coin appears different in each picture (and in the others I've taken). It all depends on the light, angle, camera settings, foreign objects on the coin, lens, etc. You don't think any E bay vendors would take advantage of that???
Check the last number. It may be a over date 1918s over 1917, if it is. It's a nice find even if cleaned. From what I can tell from the pictures. The bottom of the 8 on the left side , looks like a tail of a seven, then at the top is flat looking. This could be a overdate. Nice find.
Some unscrupulous sellers might take advantage of that, but that's why they have buyer protection and hopefully the seller has a return policy.
i think it is type 1 and from my grade guide i think it would be high ex to au50.i think the discoloration may hold it back from au but a raw coin to me is better then a cleaned coin.
Definitely not a Type I , Type 1 were only issued in 1916 and 1917 . Type 2 has chain mail like this one has and different hair style also Type one has no stars under the eagle where type 2 has 3 stars under the eagle .
I'm confused by this. A raw coin can be a cleaned coin. Most people just wouldn't put it on the holder like it is on a details slab. Just because a coin isn't labeled as cleaned, doesn't mean it isn't. Alot of dealers will crack out coins that come back in details slabs to sell them as "problem-free" raw coins.
sorry about type 1 you are correct.i know that coins can be cleaned and pass for uncleaned and i am sure that some would pull a coin out of a holder.i would not do it and maybe raw is the wrong term,but to me it means the coin has not been tampered with to the best of my knowledge or the sellers.
