GTG: 1872 Seated Liberty Dollar

Nah, no controversy... PCGS dropped the ball on this one, it’s as simple as that. I’d grade it VF Details due to various surface problems.

 

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I was thinking either 40 or 45 and settled on 40 before the reveal. 45 seems like the best case scenario happened for whoever submitted this one.

 

I was thinking about vf 35. Can I be honest here? When it comes to seated dollars, there are so many cleaned, dipped and stripped coins in graded holders that my head often spins. I don't know about cleaned, but this coin has been totally stripped of whatever original skin it ever had. In fact, I have a raw 1872 with a similar look that I bought years ago.
I don't like to be critical of other collectors' coins and this was a GTG thread without a request for opinions, but I hope Santinidollar, whom I have a lot of respect for, does not consider my comments to be personal in any way. I am just commenting on the coin itself.
I am concerned that new collectors interested in seated dollars may think that this is how an original SD "should" look. Hey, it straight graded at PCGS! I have spent considerable sums on coins in graded holders with exactly these issues. Eventually I became unhappy with them and have replaced many of them with more satisfactory examples.
As I have "matured" in my collecting I have come to appreciate original skin more and more on early to mid 19th century silver.
As an example, here is an 1872 SD I purchased recently, graded by another service and eyeballed by some guy in NJ also. light marks are on the holder.
This graded XF 40. Sorry to be long winded and not trying to hijack the thread.

 

I’ll trade with you.....

 

EF-45? Grade-flation. The OP coin has too much wear for the EF-45 grade. The "LIBERTY" is a bit weak from wear, and it's obvious that this coin has seen a fair amount of circulation.

They body bagged this one, with EF-AU sharpness, years ago for "artificial toning."