When trying these grading exercises, I frequently run afoul of the conflict between, "do I like this coin," and "what grade do I think a...
Nice find, has a good look to it and adequate crust.
64 for me as well, tiny coin, tiny tick marks, but I think the one on the cheek keeps it from 65. as always luster is tough to judge but looks...
thanks for the history lesson, Eduard, and I really like your Pitt token. Very wholesome example.
I had settled on 66 before seeing the reveal. very few marks. neat coin and congrats on the addition to the PL set .
Interesting thread,and some really nice closeup photos. thanks all for the knowledge.
Very cool new purchases, Whipps, George, Bob; thanks for sharing!
looking at the bids, it says "private listing, bidder's identities protected." what does that mean? Looks like a setup for shilling, IMO.
as others have said, can't judge the luster; I don' tsee any real wear, maybe a trace of high point rub... 58?
pessimist here, I guessed 63, thought there were too many marks on the obv. Nice luster though and with the smooth cheek quite possibly 64.
thanks... in hand, the aquamarine toning really lights up. I picked that up from John at CRO, at a Baltimore show a few years back; couldn't get...
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Looks XF40 to me; I lean towards #2 as Eduard's coin .
I'll go with 64, due to the ticks on the cheek and the tiny obv dark spots. I don't think the planchet flaw by star 11 affects the grade.
if it flunks the ping test that is a big red flag. Also when I look at your (very good) photos, the heavily worked over surfaces concern me, this...
Looking at the MS coins on the Coinfacts site, it looks like there are a lot of die polish lines on these that could be taken for cleaning marks....
I really like the green/gold/russet tone around the obv. portrait; my Vermont commem has almost identical toning on both sides. I wonder what...
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