Excellent post, TypeCoin.
64. If there was any rub, we'd see luster breaks in the fields. They might have even given it a 65, but I wouldn't from the pictures.
I like the coin, but also think it's a high AU.
I see rub. AU-55.
From the pictures, that's bonkers. There must be something going on that we can't see. Major hairlines, maybe.
XF-40.
It has been cleaned. Whether or not it should be referred to as "harshly cleaned" is a matter of opinion, I guess. Whatever, there are much...
For this purpose, I think what you're doing here with quick scans is perfectly fine. Why spend lots and lots of time when these will serve the...
55 and 58.
G-4. Should straight grade.
I had it at 25 also before I saw the reveal.
If the luster is as nice as you say (difficult to confirm from the picture), I'd say it graded MS-65.
My sweet spot is VF-XF-AU. In fact, I have the URL"VFXFAUcoins.com" registered. I'm not sure I'll really do things with that, but it does cross...
I had a chance to buy a 1916/16 Buffalo Nickel in 1984. Gorgeous XF, problem-free. $2000. I would have needed to pull savings money, which...
Nice color, but a lot of bagmarks. 63.
62
The cynical side of me says: Improperly Cleaned = when I give a silver coin a dip and proper rinse. Conserved = when one of the TPGs gives a...
It sounds like a non-sequitur, but I think the term pretty much applies to a coin like this. I was fortunate to be the successful bidder on GC...
Looks 66 to me.
I'm at 63 also. The reverse is beautiful and shows no trace of rub. It's hard to have wear on one side of a coin and not the other.
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