Another chance to show your GTG talent

This PCGS graded 1856 Seated Liberty Half is my latest upgrade. Please disregard the lint and debris - poor eyesight will be blamed. Anyway, what say ye?

 

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AU53 - maybe higher? Is there luster?

 

I’ll go with 53 and a fantastic look. Well done.

 

50

 

XF-45

 

Nice 50

 

55 from me

 

45

 

For those at 45- are you thinking the cleaned star takes it down to XF?

Edit- in case I missed an Ed Wood incident of some sort.

 

AU55

 

I am also at 45. But I believe they graded it AU (50-53).
Leave Ed Wood alone.

 

PCGS is known to downgrade coins with AU sharpness but dark original toning like this. If the coin like this has an old cleaning with lighter surface color they'll grade it AU for some reason.

Therefore, my guess is EF-45.

 

45

 

EF45 was my first impression so I'm sticking with it but AU-something would not shock me. And yeah, there's enough lint to keep a seamstress busy for a few minutes..

(Mine is usually cat hair. One of my cats is at my keyboard as I type so any misspellings was the cat)

 

Leave that fool out of it. His opinion is worthless.

 

The SLH dogs are being culled first. To wit:



Thanks to everyone for responding.

 

I'm apparently late to the party, but I would have guess EF Details, Spot Removed. That super ugly random white spot should not be on that coin, and very clearly and distractingly shows that the coin was treated. The rest of the coin is really nice, but sorry, PCGS definitely got this one wrong.