Opinion of grade?

Hello,

I go to my local dealer every week or two and liked the look of this half. At the right angle it appears to have some nice reflective toning under the darker toning. I thought it looked high VF and bought it. It's always a struggle to find these that don't look harshly cleaned. What do you guy's think?


Patrick

 

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Yes its hard to tell from the pictures if it has been cleaned. A good place to go for barber coin information is barbercoins.org

 

Any Barber(Series coinage) in VF or better shape, cleaned or not is a keeper if the price is right!!These circulated very, very well, and its hard to get these in that shape with a good price tag, same with standing liberty quarters and halves.

 

http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/walking_liberty_half_1940_obverse.jpg

This is actually much brighter than it seems

 

I think these came out a little better. I love this series because of the challenge it is to find nice examples.

 

i like the way these coins aged.

 

Man alive do I wish I had seen that coin and you hadn't!!!!...it would make my 1897S look sick.....
I agree F15...nice looking LIBERTY...nice grade---

Speedy

 

I'd think it would just as likely make VF as F. I don't think there is anything about that coin that is unusual damage or wear for its age that would cause it to not make VF.

 

I think there is some wear on some spots, particularly on the bottom of the letters in liberty that would prevent it from grading vf.

 

There is wear on the bottom of LIBERTY....a few little rim bumps on the REV...and I would almost say too much wear on the leaves on the Ovb to get a VF....

Speedy

 

Here is a better closeup of liberty. Looking at most guides this should be vf even with a bit of wear on the bottom of letters E,&R.

 

I'd say VF-20.

Bone

 

A guide is just that...a guide...
I know that some grading Co. might give you VF...some dealers would say VF...but you need to remember about that rim bump on the back and that little wear on the leaves...that does matter...and that IMO and many others would take down the grade.
The LIBERTY is strong...and that would be hard to find in Barber halves..

Speedy

 

Granted grading is subjective, but I still say VF. I see the issues pointed out, but believe them to be in line with a VF barber. I think that when viewed as a whole, the details are strong and the eye appeal is nice on that coin. Rule of thumb: if I saw it for sale, I'd certainly make the claim it is a F, and work to pay those dollars, but if I was trading it or selling it, I'd surely have a strong claim for lower VF value. I just think it is a bit nicer than a F. I have seen many professionally graded F coins that are not as nice as this one...

 

I can't address the damage, but from a strict wear standpoint bigred1001's half is at least as nice as this ANACS VF30:

http://coins.heritagegalleries.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=25022&Lot_No=13789&src=pr

 

So would I!!....and if I was the coin in hand I might change...

SuperDave....I like ANACS alot...but from the coins I have sent in most have been overgrade by 1 point....I had a few friends help me grade a coin and we all said VG...it came back F....another coin everyone said F...came back VF NET F....

Speedy

 

Noted, and filed for future reference for any Barbers I might want to turn on Ebay...

 

The joys of coin grading! Its the perfect skill, as there are no right or wrong answers, only opinions! That is why I decided to not sell coins, but just to collect them! Now, my only motivation is to grade the coin in a way that seems fair and reasonable in light of simply trying to accurately catalog my collection. Grading in consideration of selling a coin always caused me to make mistakes.