Good morning. A buddy of mine has this capped bust half dollar and was looking for opinions on a possible grade. Any thoughts on a grade and reasoning would be appreciated!
I'd say VF30-35, personally. I'd want to see more detail in Liberty's hair curls for an XF40. Handsome enough coin, though.
I'm thinking VF35. The reverse is a little nicer but the grade is based mainly on the obverse. If i were buying it i might pay a little more than VF35 money based on the reverse, but only a little.
Agree, but XF40. See the "shine" on the obverse, OP? Someone buffed it out decades ago and it retoned. Nice coin, though.
I don't know a lot about the history of the coin. I know that it was given to my friend by his grandmother. I know he hasn't touched it.
I am not as educated on the nuances of grade as others. This is my favorite series and this is certainly a handsome piece. I would be proud to have it. I would call it XF if it were mine.
Ok everyone, so let me ask this. I have this coin posted on three different forums. One guy pointed out that the coin is missing a damn star! There are only 6 on the left side of the obverse? And there are supposed to be seven? No one has noticed this until just now. He even had a coin shop look at it and they didn't notice. So new questions. Has anyone ever seen this before? A few folks on reddit think it may be counterfeit? Another forum suggested that it has been drilled and filled? We are at a complete loss here. I do not see anything on the reverse that suggests it has been drilled. And you would think if it is a counterfeit they would at least be able to count to 7. Thanks again for everyone who has replied so far. Hopefully someone has a nice logical answer for this lol.
Can't really tell from the pics, but more than likely either a grease-filled die (most likely) or slightly mis-aligned dies.
I think it’s a VF and it won’t receive a straight grade when submitted for grading. It’s still a nice Bustie...