Hi there, I am back again looking for some grading advice on this 2 cent piece I picked up recently. It was described by the seller as a VG, the coin flip had an XF, and from looking at it myself and comparing with photograde I am thinking XF but maybe borderline AU as although the "WE" in the motto has some slight wear it is only really on the 'E' and fairly minimal. I'd love to hear what you guys think, thanks in advance!
It is possible for you to take a full picture of the entire coin? That will make it easier to grade than the small snippets you've posted.
I am away from home right now, would normally use a Red Book, but was using PCGS Photograde and looking at other examples but I'm by no means great at grading so any advice is much appreciated! Here are the extra photos:
Well, I'm using the The official ANA Grading Standards for US coins . I'm thinking maybe an EF-40 at best .
Yes this is my concern. The “brassy” photos make coin look cleaned, and some the quieter photos make it look like it has been rubbed in the fields. If that’s the case it would EF-40 sharpness, cleaned, net for pricing purposes, low end VF.
Agreed, it wouldn't get a straight grade. The dead giveaway is that the high points of the coin are shiny from the cleaning but not the more protected areas. If it was natural, it would be the other way around. And it wasn't a very good cleaning, either.
I appreciate the input from everyone, took another look at it and I'd have to agree that it looks cleaned but XF details. For $23 I'm still very happy with the purchase, thanks again folks!
