GTG: 1859 Indian Head Cent

Try this one. Graded by PCGS.

 

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64RB

Beautiful first year IHC

 

64RB. Beautiful coin!

 

MS-65RB

 

65 from me

 

I’m going a different route.... AU58.

 

These pictures are tough to tell... I'm going to follow bradgator and say AU58. Still a nice coin!

 

I grade it a 58 but I think it's slabbed at 64.

 

BTW, FE's and CuNi IHC's do NOT have the color attached to their grades.
No RD, RB or BN.
That's just the way it's done.

 

64

 

From the pics, AU-55 - 58, somewhere in that range. Need to view the pics from a couple of slightly different tilts to get a better view of whatever wear exists. I can't even clearly tell if the coin has the 4 diamonds or not from the photo.

 

64

 

63

 

I'm saying 58 based on what looks like rub, although the rub may be on the holder. But I wouldn't be surprised if @Publius2 called it by suggesting it may be holdered in a 64 slab...

 

Time for the reveal

 

I was going to say MS-64, but I guess the rub marks under the "TY" in "LIBERTY" took it down this level. This one of those coins that says, let's crack it out and spin the wheel of fortune again.

NGC graded this one MS-64 about 20 years ago.

 

That's why 'certifying" coins is only for the inexperienced. Makes money for their opinion and takes away from your pocket with no guarantee of same grade each time you "try again" A game for suckers....

 

No it isn’t. There’s much more to it than the assigned grade. I purchase quite valuable coins from overseas. Do you think I’d do it if they were all raw? No guarantee? No cert lookup screen? No auction records?

 

That's not true in many ways. Try selling raw high end coins. It would limit the buyers and bids. It's not wise to ignore the value of the grading services.

 

I was in the 55-58 camp. Looked close at the luster and said 58. Nice coin