Here's a 1900 Lafayette Dollar that I scanned in and I was wondering what you would say this grade is? Thoughts? Thank you
Yeah, we can't really guess the grade if it hasn't been assigned one. I will say though, unless that's a hair running across George Washington's head and not a scratch, you're definitely looking at a details coin. Hard to say with a scan, but I'm thinking AU details.
We can absolutely guess the grade without a slab. We just can't compare our guesses to any reference. That being said, I'd call this EF details, scratched and polished.
Wow, I missed the polished part. Can you expound on that a little? What clued you in to it? I'm not seeing it.
I am really only guessing based on the pictures, but: the very bright surfaces, which also appear rather smooth, tend to make me think its polished. Notice how it is a different color/texture around the lettering, and in the protected areas? That is where the original surfaces are left - the open fields have been polished, but they couldn't get into the crevices.
