Can someone help me grade this coin?

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

VF-20

 

F-15 "Details"

 

I cannot say I'm ready to even identify this one as authentic. There is irregularity in the shapes of the obverse stars, variation in the letter weight of "E PLURIBUS UNUM," missing serifs on the I of UNITED and first T in STATES (and weakness at the bottom left of the adjacent A), and the solid connection between the AM of AMERICA bothers me.

All that said, the date, denticles and gross detail layout seem reasonably accurate, and keeping Doug's mention of damage above as well as the vagaries of imagery, it's not inconceivable that time spent in the ground could cause defects similar to what I'm seeing.

 

Time to withdrew my grade? I wasn't even close. I hate going first!

 

Yes you were. I'll bet lots of posters think this is VF. I try very hard not to even play GTG as it is hard to grade OR AUTHENTICATE coins in photos. I'm usually wrong.

 

Damaged corroded? Net aVG

 

If gradable, I would say 10

 

"Dislike Button"

 

F

 

VF-20 sharpness, has some pitting problems and has been lightly polished net VG 8 to 10 range. And Doug, that's a grade.

 

not gradable to me just a filler for someone looks kind of fake but hard to tell save your money

 

You guys are amazing as always! Thank you for your comments!

Mark

 

Will someone PLEASE post an image of a DETAILS GRADED coin in a PCGS slab. I don't have one laying around.

All Aboard! We are going on a ride to "Silly Town" a place of "make believe," fantasies, wishes, and weasel worded TPGS disclaimers. As in: "I don't drive fast but here are copies of my thousands of speeding tickets for today."

 

Insider...do you scrapbook by chance?

 

I don't have a PCGS details coin, but, here is one each from ANACS and NGC.

 

I have a reality check for all you kiddies. Go to any major coin show and Ill show you thousands of straight graded coins on this list that TPGS's claim they don't holder:

No Grades

82 Filed Rims Rim(s) and/or edge is filed.

83 Peeling Lamination Potential for sealing damage.

84 Holed and/or Plugged Any filled or non-filled hole.

91|N-1 Questionable/Artificial Toning (or Questionable Color for copper)

93|N-3 Planchet Flaw - Metal impurity or defect in the planchet –
depends on severity

94|N-4 Altered Surface - Whizzed, harsh cleaning, thumbed over
(using a pasty substance to cover defects or alter the appearance).

95|N-5 Scratch - depends on the severity of the scratch. Rim dent.

97|N-7 Environmental Damage – i.e. corrosion, coating (lacquer),
excessively heavy toning, etc.

98|N-8 Damage – deliberate surface damage, i.e. graffiti, spot(s) removed,
etc. – depends on severity

99|N-9 PVC (Poly-Vinyl-Chloride) – a plasticizer used to produce vinyl that
will leach out of the holder and onto the coin, eventually damaging the
surfaces.

Also note the "wiggle room."

 

Thanks! Unc's don't count because the TPGS's avoid determining MS-63 scratched vs MS-65 scratched as it is too difficult for a professional grader to evaluate a coin as if the scratch was not there as they miraculously have found a way to do with circulated coins. Besides, TPGS's claim to place a "value" on a coin.