Check out this awesome coin I got to photograph! (Guess the grade)
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This magnificent coin belongs to a fellow board member and friend. Feel up to guessing the grade?
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K S
pretty coin
MS-65
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<< <i>Look at the back. Mint mark. And no record of any 1892-S Half Proofs made. Also - look at the rims on the left hand (observer's) side. Rounded. Not a proof
MS-65 >>
oops, duh, your right, & i'm stupid! jeez.
ok, how about ms-65 cameo-pl then?
K S
MS64 if its not a proof.
<< <i>ok, how about ms-65 cameo-pl then? >>
K, it DOES look PL. So I'll say MS65PL. The devices are a bit grey so I won't go DCAM
And if it wasn't for the place she got bit by that vampire, I'd even say MS66PL
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<< <i> I see in the book (and above) that it must not be a proof, but it sure LOOKS LIKE a proof with those fields. >>
You don't see too many of them but PL Barbers are out there. If you are willing to wait and be prepared to pay a premium.
They sure are pretty when you do run across one.
Oh....MS-63
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Because of series, MS-66 (+/- PL) is market grade
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overall grade: MS64
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<< <i>it's been dipped >>
I've found pics sometimes make luster look a lot more "washed out" than really is. So some sparkling-dazzlers can look flat sometimes in a pic
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<< <i>it's been dipped >>
I've found pics sometimes make luster look a lot more "washed out" than really is. So some sparkling-dazzlers can look flat sometimes in a pic >>
In order to be sure that my comment is not taken out of context - I had said <<My guess is that it graded MS65PL and that it's been dipped>> I am guessing that it's been dipped, not stating it as a given.
In this particular case, it's not the look of the luster that leads me to believe that, however. It's the fact that it's a white coin of that type/from 1892 - odds are dramatically against such a coin not having been dipped. Additionally, it appears that there are small areas where the toning did not completely come off and/or where it is starting to re-tone from a dipping. For the record, I am not bashing the coin, but trying to provide some helpful information.
<< <i>The grade is PCGS MS64 (and a gorgeous one at that!) >>
Duuuuude. Nice. However, with PCGS's current grading standards, this is happening quite frequently. Schaweet Coin.
<< <i>In order to be sure that my comment is not taken out of context - I had said <<My guess is that it graded MS65PL and that it's been dipped>> I am guessing that it's been dipped, not stating it as a given. >>
My bad edit of your quote. Sorry
<< <i>The grade is PCGS MS64 (and a gorgeous one at that!) >>
DAMN nice 64.
Nice 92-S. Without having read the rest of the replys, I'd say it was a MS 64. If it were in an NGC holder, then its a 64 PL.
Speaking of 1892-S's...has anyone ever seen an 1892-S / Micro S ? Breen alludes to one and David Lawrence mentioned it [ unconfirmed ].
The last time I mentioned a Micro Mint Mark on Barber Halves, I was shocked with the image of an 1898- O Micro O in VF25.
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