this one had a couple scratches on face and a bit of environmental issues but the details left on the coin looked pretty decent to me. VF to XF I think. What details grade and value would you give it? Thanks Jerry http://www.ebay.com/itm/1839-Large-...TODTMDwy%2BBawXbZQ4OI%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
I was thinking that too untill I looked at some of the VF30 0r 35 coins that sold on ebay. The details on those coins are less than on the coin I showed. Looked like the XF 40 coin was closer. Here is a pic of a VF35 PCGS coin. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1839-Matron...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Was thinking it could go 35-40 but was hard to tell from the pics I couldn't get a good feel for the fine detail from them
Without better photographs, it is hard to grade it. Using the Grading Guide for Early American Copper Coins http://www.eacs.org/GradingGuide/GradingGuide.html and just looking at the hair over the ear would imply an EAC VF-30, but looking at the stars and the dentils alone would indicate a F-12 grade (details only at this point.). The reverse photo (on the eBay link) was unusable (insufficient resolution) for grading purposes. I wouldn't give the coin a net grade at this point because the photos were lacking in detail. If you want to see what a truly good coin photograph should look like, look at any of the Goldberg http://www.goldbergcoins.com images. If you can post better pictures, I'd be happy to give it another try.
