The scans dont show it well but this wheatie has a great shiny red color. The details are all there, back and front but the letters "E PLU" on the reverse are a bit faint. It strikes me as a VF coin but I'm an inexperienced grader. What would you all grade it?
Rescan the back, if you can? Try making the staples flat, then the scan will turn out better. Can't tell for sure without seeing those wheat stalks!
Heres a better one. Funny but even in this one the whiskers on top of the left stalk seem worn, but to the naked eye they are defined and sharp. I think I'm going to try to get a camera photo up to show the great natural color it has. Might be a little overboard for a last year wheat cent, but I picked this little baby up out of circulation on tuesday, the same day that I came into that nice batch of currency.
It's still kind of hard for me to make out the detail, probably because of the flip. I'll mark this one, at minimum, XF. That E PLU is just from a weak strike or polishing, I'm not exactly sure. You see it all the time, though, even on gem examples. Nice, JR. :thumb:
From a wear standpoint, that coin is probably AU although your pic is not the sharpest I have seen and my monitor is amongst the worst. What I cannot tell for sure is whether that is corrosion in it. If it is corrosion, it might net out at VF.
The reason I put is so low is because of the nicks on Lincoln himself and in front of him, the nicks on the back, and the corrosion. Maybe I will bump it up to XF though, because all the detail is still there. :kewl:
Somewhere between a 30 and a 40 I think part of the "wear" on the reverse is due to a weak strike or an old die, however there is wear on the stalks, which preclude this from going into the AU range. There's obvious separation between cheek and jaw (meaning at least VF) but there is wear in other spots than the cheek and beard (so once again not AU). Strictly looking at this from a detail standpoint I'd say for sure EF, but when you take the numerous hits on the obverse and the questionable discolorations on the reverse I'm not sure that I would call this an Extremely Fine coin. Long story short I'm going to grade this one as a VF-35
Thanks for the great feedback fellas. Im going to take a look at it under magnification and see if I can pinpoint whether or not there's corrosion. Thanks again!
wat? How in the world did that get a 50? Is the O in One almost rubbed off, or is that a weak strike? Also, look at his face. Most of the high points are dull. I am so confused! :headbang:
The "O" is not worn off. They are commonly not fully struck and the 24-D is one of the poorer strikes. Also, the definition of AU-50 is "obverse. Most of the field shows friction, with flatness now noted in the hair." "reverse. Slight flatness is seen on the grain of the wheat stalk."
Ah. I see now. Do you know a site that give you that kind of breakdown for most of the common types of coins (or uncommon ones)? Thanks! :thumb::bow:
Look in the reference section here for a lot of it. However, the place I learned the most (not ANA standards, but PCGS & NGC) is from the pictures at Heritage.
