A coin given to me

You know sometimes its good to make friends with the local shop keepers. I mentioned to one that I happened to be a coin collector. This beauty was given to me for free along with several international coins. This is a mint mark O coin.

She handed me the bag and I saw the words "half dime" and immediately became excited. Can anyone give me a idea as to the grade of this coin?

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I know I used staples believe me it wasn't my preferred method of holding it in place.

 

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According to the Red Book

Mintage 1,660,000

VG-8 at least 3 letters of Liberty Visible

F-12 Entire Liberty visible, weak spots

 

PCGS photo grade

 

I am content with that, I knew it was no MS-60. Personally this is a keeper I was just curious what grade it'd be.

 

Any coin given to you as a gift is a score. Congrats! That one is looks somewhere between VG8 and F12 as McBizr notes. I would also need to factor in the reverse as well. TC

 

Hmmm, unless I missed something, this is the "No Arrows" variety.
And if it is an "O" the coin is worth about 10x the value of a "With Arrows" variety.
Mintage: 160,000
Greysheet: Fine = $575

You might have gotten more than you and the shop keeper thought.

 

I believe arrows stopped after 1855.

 

I believe you are mistaken. The arrows/no arrows types are with the 1853-O. This is an 1858-O. I made the same mistake at first glance.

 

Kanga it's a 1858 not a 1853

Value approx $30

 

Ah, yes.
Looked at the closeup again and see that now.
Got everyone excited for no reason.

 

Honestly i made the same mistake when i got it. Its hard to tell. Its a beauty of a coin though. I also got a 1882 5 cent piece also from Canada along with several other coins.

 

I'd call it a F-12, the LIBERTY looks complete with the I being very weak. It does have a light scratch across Liberty's legs.

 

The liberty looks intact by the naked eye just looking at it. Whats the price difference between the two grades?

 

Be sure to crimp the staples flat.

 

And exercise EXTREME care if you ever remove it.

 

That was very nice..= A Coin given to me is a white looking penny that I picked up in favor of CASH.
I can say this coin the way i look on all images and details - I can read The PAST, The Present and the FUTURE at reverse...
Let's start at the PAST first to the next Photograph.
He was been assasinated again, in this photograph by US MINT accidentally minted..:hail:
What do you think of skull break means..?

 

Ya know redwin, I read your post three times and I don't have a clue what you're talking about.

 

Ill crimp the staples, I plan on keeping it in that untill i can get something more sturdy.