Reply to Thread

Message:: [QUOTE="Irespire, post: 766804, member: 14858"]Hmm well, I guess I should explain the rationale behind the figures I gave: The reason I gave him the prices I did was because it appears that the pictures are poor, and just hiding detail rather than there actually being a huge amount of wear (especially based on the reverse eagle detail). The strike also appeared weak to me, particularly on the obverse, and giving the impression of wear IMO of course. Also, a VF details coin is not going to have much remaining luster. I have dealt with a VF-35+ details dipped (a nice looking one, though!) and though it probably showed close to the same detail, it had a lot more wear because it was a stronger strike.  So this is why I agree with Johnny's assessment. There doesn't appear to actually be that much wear, but I don't know if it will make AU because I don't know how the coin actually looks in hand. I personally think it has LESS wear than the coin you gave coinman, just a much weaker strike. However, that might have to be taken into account. So overall, I'd grade it low AU details at best, XF+ details at worst I suppose. Just my two cents.[/QUOTE]