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<p>[QUOTE="Eric Babula, post: 3554851, member: 85976"]So, going back to my two coins. The Heritage Auction listed them as:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1851 1C N-21, R.3. MS62 Brown NGC. XF45 EAC.</b> Grellman state b. Chocolate with smooth, glossy surfaces. There is a tiny dig right of star 6. There is an old, faint pinscratch under C in CENT.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1854 1C N-22, R.4. MS61 Brown NGC. AU50 EAC.</b> Grellman state a. A short line extends right from the top of the 4. Attractive chestnut brown color with a splash of reddish patina at stars 1 and 2. A few trivial surface marks are visible on both sides.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm no copper expert by any means (nor an expert at anything, really!), but I feel like NGC was closer to reality than EAC. Is EAC overly strict? Or, what am I missing that gets these coins XF45 and AU50? Maybe it's impossible to tell from the pics alone. Maybe I need to bring the coins back and study them more closely.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Eric Babula, post: 3554851, member: 85976"]So, going back to my two coins. The Heritage Auction listed them as: [B]1851 1C N-21, R.3. MS62 Brown NGC. XF45 EAC.[/B] Grellman state b. Chocolate with smooth, glossy surfaces. There is a tiny dig right of star 6. There is an old, faint pinscratch under C in CENT. [B]1854 1C N-22, R.4. MS61 Brown NGC. AU50 EAC.[/B] Grellman state a. A short line extends right from the top of the 4. Attractive chestnut brown color with a splash of reddish patina at stars 1 and 2. A few trivial surface marks are visible on both sides. I'm no copper expert by any means (nor an expert at anything, really!), but I feel like NGC was closer to reality than EAC. Is EAC overly strict? Or, what am I missing that gets these coins XF45 and AU50? Maybe it's impossible to tell from the pics alone. Maybe I need to bring the coins back and study them more closely.[/QUOTE]
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