Grade my Ike

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by bdunnse, Dec 10, 2013.

  1. bdunnse

    bdunnse Who dat?

    1972-D Ike. Looking for opinions on grade, Type 1, 2 or 3, whether it's been cleaned, etc.

    Obverse...
    O1.JPG O2.JPG

    Reverse...
    R1.JPG R2.JPG R3.JPG R4.JPG R5.jpg
     
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  3. Coin-Dude

    Coin-Dude Active Member

  4. rzage

    rzage What Goes Around Comes Around .

    Doesn't look cleaned to me , AU-58 .
     
  5. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    AU something.
     
  6. Sean the Coin Collector

    Sean the Coin Collector Active Member

    I would agree with the others it would most likely get between au55-58 imo !!!
     
  7. bdunnse

    bdunnse Who dat?

    Thanks. AU even with the scratches? I've highlighted them here...
    R2m.jpg R3m.jpg R5m.jpg
     
  8. 19Lyds

    19Lyds Member of the United States of Confusion

    Without even looking...............of course, a 1972-D that's a Type 3 would be awesome.
     
  9. 19Lyds

    19Lyds Member of the United States of Confusion

  10. Coin-Dude

    Coin-Dude Active Member

    LOL...he asked.
    Couldn't tell if the scratches were on the coin or the holder.
     
    Last edited: Dec 10, 2013
  11. rzage

    rzage What Goes Around Comes Around .

    Can't believe I missed those scratches , AU Details .
     
  12. bdunnse

    bdunnse Who dat?

    Thanks again everyone. AU Details.

    I can't believe I asked the D mint Type question...major duh moment.

    The pictures show the coin resting in only half of the holder, you are not seeing the coin through the plastic holder.

    Full disclosure time...the reverse side of this coin was covered in a thick and hardened layer of epoxy. A friend of mine who owns the coin took a sharp pointy tool and tried to scrape/pry the hardened epoxy off but all he ended up doing was leave a few scratches as noted above. Subsequently he soaked it in Goo Gone over night and pealed the epoxy off, then repeated the process until all of the epoxy was gone. The coin was in Goo Gone for a total of at least 48 hours. Pealing vs. scraping/scrubbing/rubbing the disolved epoxy saved the coin from further scratches. Also, it is really hard to tell the effects of the Goo Gone on the appearance - it kind of shined it up a bit but can you tell Goo Gone was used if you didn't know how it looked before soaking?
     
  13. rzage

    rzage What Goes Around Comes Around .

    I should have looked at all the pics instead of just 2 as my lap top is super slow loading
    pics . You can tell that someone scrubbed it due to the many small scratches like the ones on the eagles body . But I couldn't tell anything else was used , though it usually is when someone scrubs a coin .
     
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