Grading Advice Needed For 1852-O $10

AU-58. Scratch and cleaned. I'll take it. Thanks for sharing.

 

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Au55 details Scratched

 

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The grade is MS61 by PGA (ugh).

If I can pay AU58 money and break even WHEN I SELL, I'm fine. But, with all the comments here and a details estimate, I'm no longer enthusiastic.

 

just came across this thread; it looks definitely dipped, and with an obv scratch, and what looks like a whole lot of hairlines on the rev above TEN DOL. I would call it AU details. I thought it was in an NGC holder; what's PGA?

 

I'll give it an AU53 details, ex Jewelry piece. The area around the stars appears to have been protected from a bezel. It probably was Unc. before mounting.

 

Google knows them: https://www.precisegradingauthenticators.com/services

Coin collectors don’t lol

 

So they called it “MS” i.e. no wear but only “61” which means there are some minor issues. Not sure about the cleaning, but the scratch appears to be a major issue which by itself should have prevented a straight grade.

 

Huh. went to the site; unable to get any info by clicking on "About Us," LOL. Images of their slabs show "PCA" (Professional Coin Authenticators) but the business is "Precise Grading Authenticators?"
Huh.

 

According to their web site “PGA has emerged as a market leader in the coin grading profession.” How come you haven’t heard of them? ;-)

 

I checked them out also. Not much of a company at all. Their gallery had pictures of maybe 5 coins.

I call them a Pinocchio company : A Dummy group that wants to grow up to become a real Coin Certifier someday.

 

Late again...AU55

 

If the grading company graded the coin MS60, too bad for you. COins graded AU58 are 20% more valuable than the same coins graded at MS60 or even MS 61. If you don't believe me, I keep a spreadsheet of auction results with over 100,000 entires. I can give you the average auction price for many coins over the past 15 years.