Hello, I really like this coin, it looks MS but i I don't understand why it is AU55, any ways what would you pay for this? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ory=41086&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619#ht_500wt_1413 Thanks so much Dan
It's at the limit I would pay for it personally. But if you really like it, just decide at what price do you really like it.
It seems there is some verdigris on it and i can't see any luster, so AU sounds just fine. What makes you think this is a MS coin?
It looks like it doesn't have scratches that an AU coin would usually have, but about the verdigris I am concerned to buy it. Thanks for pointing out the verdigris thing.
Wow, luster on a coin from 1890, that'd be a fascinating find indeed. It's definitely not an ms coin but if you like it then go for it. There's already 10 bidders so be prepared to pay more than $30 bucks for it. It's a nice looking coin. good luck!!
Well not luster you can find on a 2011 penny, but distant remains that are typical for 100 years old copper. Otherwise, how can it get the MS grade? Now here, this is MS:
I see slight wear on the high points of the coin in question... ANY wear = NOT MS Scratches mean nothing. An MS-60 coin can be covered with bag marks (scratches).
I don't understand why they put a verdigrised coin in a slab?!? That stuff is like rust, and doesn't stop just because you seal it up... I figure they should eithe body-bag it or offer a conservation option when corrosion is present, for the good of the coin.
I'm not good with IHC's but I saw a beauty of an 1864 no "L" with lovely color and great detail and possible a small strike thru from obverse to reverse. There were 2 small nicks on the obverse. It was raw and called MS, how much do those little nicks kill a grade.. I know, no pics don't help but it is at the dealer and it was running 125.00 so I didn't attempt to take the chance.. All 4 diamonds were clear and the color was great.. If I bought it, there are no returns..
I might be wrong, but someone in some older thread mentioned that verdigris could have grown on a slabbed coin, after it was slabbed. So maybe this is what happened in this case as well.
