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New 1911 Indian Half Eagle - Guess the Grade - Grade Revealed in 1st Post

msch1manmsch1man Posts: 809 ✭✭✭✭
edited June 7, 2018 7:26PM in U.S. Coin Forum

I recently picked up this 1911 Indian Half Eagle. I've found that I'm pretty much awful at grading these coins, so I thought it'd be fun to do a guess the grade on this one and see how closely your opinions align with PCGS's. The only info. I'll give on it is that it is straight graded in a PCGS holder. I'll give some more info. on it after I reveal the grade. So, let me know what you would grade this coin along with any other comments.

Grade Revealed:
Thanks for all the guesses and comments. Seems like most of the guesses were in the AU-58 to MS-63 range. This coin is an an AU-55 Old Green Holder. I paid stupid...I mean "strong"...money for it...lol. I'd grade it AU-63 :)...I really don't see any friction/rub on the obverse while there is a bit of friction on the reverse, but it seems to compare favorably to a lot of coins in 62/63 holders. CAC seemed to agree as it does have a Gold sticker. These along with their $2.5 little sisters really are one of the hardest series for a non-specialist to grade in my opinion.

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