Help Me Grade My Friends 1865 Half Dollar

Discussion in 'What's it Worth' started by Bluntflame, Apr 8, 2019.

  1. Bluntflame

    Bluntflame Well-Known Member

    My friend let me show this coin to you guys, so what are your thoughts?
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  3. ToughCOINS

    ToughCOINS Dealer Member Moderator

    Can you shoot photos of it outside the flip?
     
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  4. Bluntflame

    Bluntflame Well-Known Member

    K in a moment, he is a bit busy.
     
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  6. Bradley Trotter

    Bradley Trotter Well-Known Member

    Judging by the photos, I'd grade it conservatively as a VF 20.
     
  7. ToughCOINS

    ToughCOINS Dealer Member Moderator

    The photos are a bit out of focus but, assuming there are no serious marks or other detractors, I think the coin is a VF30 or XF40. I cannot tell . . . does the coin bear an "S" mintmark below and between the eagles claws?
     
  8. Legomaster1

    Legomaster1 Cointalk Patron

    Try to take a photo of it on a table or a book. So far, VF looks right, but, it might turn out to be XF in a more detailed photograph.
     
  9. tommyc03

    tommyc03 Senior Member

    I know you are trying but we should not even be trying to guess with these photos. There's no way to tell if it's even genuine and may have casting bubbles or a seam, etc.
     
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  10. Rheingold

    Rheingold Well-Known Member

    I'll grade you MS65, you are a gem, fresh on the market:woot:.....What's that in front of you?:nailbiting:
     
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  11. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Take photos of both sides directly overhead while on a white sheet of paper. Then crop before posting. Nice effort but better photos are necesssry for us to be more accurate. There are way too many factors and variables that we can not see in order to be accurate and honest.
     
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  12. USCoinCollector42

    USCoinCollector42 Well-Known Member

    Please post pictures of both sides of the coin on a flat surface. We can’t see the coin in detail with the photos you provided.

    It looks fake to me but my opinion may change with new photos.
     
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  13. Bluntflame

    Bluntflame Well-Known Member

    Ok, I will try to get a better picture, but you guys may have to wait for another couple of hours.
     
  14. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    When you take the photos, please set the coin down and look into the camera you are using. Don’t click the button until it’s in focus. The last few photos you took are focused on you and not the coin.
     
  15. Bluntflame

    Bluntflame Well-Known Member

    Issue came up, sry. Someone had saw me holding the coin, and tried to steal it off him. He said he isn't bringing it out of his collection again for a while. Sry for wasting your time.
     
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