1853 Large Cent Grade?

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by ilmcoins, Dec 16, 2017.

  1. ilmcoins

    ilmcoins Well-Known Member

    Last grade post of the morning!

    Where do you think we will land with this one?

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  3. baseball21

    baseball21 Well-Known Member

    How true is the color compared to real life?
     
  4. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    Au 55 if mine a dip in some acetone then verdicare
     
  5. ilmcoins

    ilmcoins Well-Known Member

    Very close
     
  6. SchwaVB57

    SchwaVB57 Well-Known Member

    XF BN. Too many dings in my opinion for AU.
     
  7. physics-fan3.14

    physics-fan3.14 You got any more of them.... prooflikes?

    Contact marks do not affect the grade of circulated coins. Only the amount of wear.

    This is a borderline XF/AU based on the wear. This is also not worth submitting.

    All that green is bad on the coin. I can't tell if its verdigris or PVC, but it shouldn't be there.
     
  8. halfcent1793

    halfcent1793 Well-Known Member

    EF45. Not enough luster for AU according to the photo, though it may be better in hand. Contact marks definitely DO affect the grade of circulated coins. However, as the grade goes down, we allow more of them before net grading the coin. We don't allow much in the way of contact marks on an EF coin.
     
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  9. halfcent1793

    halfcent1793 Well-Known Member

    The green will probably come off with xylenes or acetone.
     
  10. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    I'm at EF and would just leave the coin as it is. Maybe just acetone.
     
  11. chascat

    chascat Well-Known Member

    XF+...some of these were made of clay during this period.
     
  12. baseball21

    baseball21 Well-Known Member

    Only if it’s something unusually strong for hits
     
  13. Mainebill

    Mainebill Bethany Danielle

    Au 50. Try some acetone to stop any pvc if that’s the green I wouldn’t bother sending it in as it’s not a high value coin unless you or someone you knew had a fairly large (20+ coin) economy submission so it only cost you about $20
     
  14. Insider

    Insider Talent on loan from...

    physics-fan3.14, posted: "Contact marks do not affect the grade of circulated coins. Only the amount of wear."

    Unless you are a member of EAC and "net" grade as they do.

    "This is a borderline XF/AU based on the wear. This is also not worth submitting.
    All that green is bad on the coin. I can't tell if its verdigris or PVC, but it shouldn't be there."

    IMO, your coin should conserve very nicely. There is little original luster remaining yet it has the details of an AU. I'm going to agree with anyone posting 45 - 53 as it is all personal and depends :confused: on how old you are. ;)

    Boy, do I miss the emoji selection and using color laking on other forums! :D
     
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  15. physics-fan3.14

    physics-fan3.14 You got any more of them.... prooflikes?

    Haha, fair enough. I'm not EAC grading though, that stuff is crazy.

    Contact marks definitely affect the value, though.
     
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  16. Aotearoa

    Aotearoa Currently Smitten with DBLCs

    I'm in the AU50 camp.
     
  17. Gilbert

    Gilbert Part time collector Supporter

  18. jerryc39

    jerryc39 Well-Known Member

    sharpness of coin is AU in my opinion. If luster is gone though I can see XF45
     
  19. coinsareus10

    coinsareus10 Well-Known Member

    Joke right?
     
  20. baseball21

    baseball21 Well-Known Member

    No. He was saying you don’t count hits to determine grades for circulated coins which is right. You’re judging wear and hits are basically just a question of details or not. No one is saying I would have graded this a 12 but that hit makes it a 10.
     
  21. Mike Thorne

    Mike Thorne Well-Known Member

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