GTG: 1844 Seated Liberty half

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by lordmarcovan, Mar 30, 2021.

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Guess the grade

  1. MS61

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  2. MS60

    2 vote(s)
    4.9%
  3. AU58

    16 vote(s)
    39.0%
  4. AU55

    12 vote(s)
    29.3%
  5. AU53

    5 vote(s)
    12.2%
  6. AU50

    2 vote(s)
    4.9%
  7. XF45

    1 vote(s)
    2.4%
  8. XF40

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  9. VF35

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  10. Details (explain why you think so)

    3 vote(s)
    7.3%
  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    I too would’ve guessed 55-58. I mean, look at the feather detail on that eagle.

    But...

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  3. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Mintmark? I gather the mintmark was repunched into nonexistence, then? ;)

    I suppose you meant RPD rather than RPM. Thanks for the link. I’ll check it out.
     
  4. Anthony Mazza

    Anthony Mazza Well-Known Member

  5. Randy Abercrombie

    Randy Abercrombie Supporter! Supporter

    I purposely didn’t guess the grade. I am just so darned partial to seated coins. I would be guilty of over grading every time.
     
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  6. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    I got this one right. :)
     
  7. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    53 is quite low even with the scratches but didn't know it was in a 20 year old anacs slab.It would probably grade details today though.
     
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  8. Morgandude11

    Morgandude11 As long as it's Silver, I'm listening

    They went far to low. I think it is a clear 58, despite the scratches. They are wear, not cleaning, as I see it, and relatively minor. It is a nice looking coin.
     
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  9. chascat

    chascat Well-Known Member

    Not much experience with these, but I guess a 45 with the ware on wing tips and the scratches.
     
  10. schnickelfritz48

    schnickelfritz48 Well-Known Member

    I'm not particularly fond of the cleaning scratches, but as far as actual "wear" on the coin is concerned, and that plus cleaning scratches are a major criteria for me personally, I'd call this piece an AU-55.
     
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  11. KSorbo

    KSorbo Well-Known Member

    I guessed 58. I’m not seeing the wear to knock it down to a 53, and the eye appeal is very high in my opinion. None of the problems people mentioned would bother me.
     
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  12. Mr.Q

    Mr.Q Well-Known Member

    AU55, nice die crack also. With a little luck could be AU58.
     
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  13. Publius2

    Publius2 Well-Known Member

    Yes, indeed. Just had a mental infarction.
     
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  14. Mountain Man

    Mountain Man Well-Known Member

    I think they were a bit harsh on the grade. I voted AU58, ignoring the scratches, as they obviously did, and would love to have it in my collection. Nice coin Rob.
     
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  15. Jim Dale

    Jim Dale Well-Known Member

    I love the seated halfs and especially yours. Would MS60 be too far?
     
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  16. Seated J

    Seated J Well-Known Member

    Very nice AU-55.
     
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  17. Mac McDonald

    Mac McDonald Well-Known Member

    To me it deserves a straight AU-58, but afraid it may be AU-Details from the graders...the rub areas on both sides. Hope not. The graders are so fickle/inconsistent with this sort of stuff, and they really shouldn't be. This is a decent coin and let's hope that, unlike so many other decent/similar coins relegated to the "details" heap for similar insignificant "marks," this one survived with a straight/legitimate grade.
     
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  18. 1865King

    1865King Well-Known Member

  19. Mike Thorne

    Mike Thorne Well-Known Member

    AU50 harshly cleaned, details
     
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  20. micbraun

    micbraun coindiccted

    I don’t think it was harshly cleaned. I believe it’s a decent mid-AU coin and was correctly graded as such. It’s certainly not MS/AU58 (too much wear on Liberty’s leg and breast) but maybe it was downgraded from AU55 to 53 because of the hairlines.
     
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  21. schnickelfritz48

    schnickelfritz48 Well-Known Member

    Yesterday's, (figuratively defining that as approximately 20 years ago), AU-53 is today's AU-55, or maybe even better, if you get the right grader. Grade inflation has bumped everything up at least one grade or better.
     
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