Guess the grade- BUST half -

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  1. fishwhacker

    fishwhacker Member

    Beautiful, love the busts. :)

    1824/1
     

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  3. lkeigwin

    lkeigwin Well-Known Member

    Nice! Looks like low AU details to me. Cleaned, but not necessarily improperly. Hard to say. How's the luster?

    Pix are kinda green. I'd adjust the white balance.

    Are you thinking of having it graded? I would, unless in-hand you can see cleaning hairlines.
    Lance.
     
  4. Hunt1

    Hunt1 Active Member

    God that looks so MS, ill just say AU58, i think it was done properly. You don't see these every days. Nice coin.
     
  5. Kirkuleez

    Kirkuleez 80 proof

    Looks AU-53, beautiful piece. I see slight wear on the obverse along the high points, but it is hard to tell if it is not just a weak strike.
     
  6. Kasia

    Kasia Got my learning hat on

  7. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    Well, don't look like it's in a third party holder (what the devil gave that away?). Au-55. Perhaps a slight cleaning in the past? Who the devil cares.....I love these coins......:)
     
  8. iGradeMS70

    iGradeMS70 AKA BustHalfBrian

    Over-dipped AU55... At best.

    The funny part is, the coin would probably holder at PCGS. ;)

    -Brian
     
  9. fishwhacker

    fishwhacker Member

    The coin has a nice luster to it, under a loupe I don't see any heavy hairlines, if it was cleaned I'm pretty confident it was done right. I'm about 425$ into the coin, I figure even at AU-50 it's worth having it slabbed. Busts have got to me my favorite silver, aside from trade dollars.
     
  10. Leadfoot

    Leadfoot there is no spoon

    Best case, low end AU
    Worst case, bodybag/genuine for altered surfaces

    Neat coin!
     
  11. bqcoins

    bqcoins Olympic Figure Skating Scoring System Expert

    Noting the heavier touch of wear on the reverse I will go with AU-53 overall. The coin probably has been dipped, but most busties have taken a short bath at some time or another so I don't see this as a negative as the overall luster seems to be present in the photo.
     
  12. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    I'll guess AU-55 if the luster is still there but I don't feel it will grade at PCGS or NGC. Still a nice coin.
     
  13. mark_h

    mark_h Somewhere over the rainbow

    I would go with AU details and say nice pickup. One of the varieties I still need for my album.
     
  14. jello

    jello Not Expert★NormL®

    Au-50 maybe better but still a nice Bust half!:kewl:
     
  15. silverfool

    silverfool Active Member

    i have the same coin, a 24/1, in an AU53 holder, that looks about the same. only have 2 capped bust halves but i wanted nice ones.
     
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