Overgraded WLH?

This Walking Liberty Half was graded probably by the auctioneer. This is the second coin I bought and I'd like your thoughts about it.

 

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What did he grade it? Looks XF'ish to me.

 

By the guess of a scanned image and the marks in the field, I’d guess AU53, from a non collector of WLHs

 

Okay, 1941-D.
The mints weren't striking them very well that year.
I agree with AU-53 but with enough wiggle room to go -50 or -55.

 

AU-50

 

Can't grade from these scans. Could be overdipped, or an original coin. Will need photos to grade from.

 

Scans are abysmal.......I didn't take that into account when I made my assessment. But, judging by the photog/scan, these old eyes detect 'wear' on the bodice (obverse) and breast feathers (reverse). Or maybe I should clean my glasses......

 

Sorry, can't do photos at this time. You have a scan on the photo setting at 600dpi which I could increase the dpi.

 

The resolution of the scan does not matter. It's the lighting that kills the look of the coin. If you have a modern smart phone, you will be much better off showing us a representative photo of the coin than using a scanner.

Reading the scan, I would guess at AU-55. There is certainly some rub going down Liberty as well as on the reverse. I am guessing that the rest of the coin still retains some pretty decent luster.

 

I'll go with AU-53

 

Sorry, you will have to work with the same picture everyone else is using. Currently, my cell phone is a little dumber than I am, but it works for me and I only have to pay about $150 a year for it. I would like to take better pictures for you, if you can wait for me to find a solution acceptable to you and others that don't cost too much and are just as easy to use. I am aware of other options, but this is the best I can do for now.

 

No worries, I made due with the scans. Some people have phones with decent cameras and they don't realize it. I should say that even this scan is much better than some of the photo's people post that come from cameras.

 

As I have said, this coin was graded by someone who might not be the best grade. I was surprised to see it graded MS66. That's why I think it's overgraded.

 

The coin was no doubt overgraded, but looks like you've got a nice D/D RPM there (FS-501).

 

Something AU or low MS, but not a very appealing coin in pics. This date and mm is about 70% average strike quality