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XF or AU? Reeded Edge Bust Half. GRADE IN! PCGS XF45.
DelawareDoons
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This came in a 2x2 with a $65 price tag. I wish I paid $65.
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I cannot wait to dip it.
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What?!
Looks lower-AU to me.
my first thought was AU details depending on how bad those cuts are, she looks pretty banged up on the obverse. now I think XF.
It appears to be AU-50 but can see how it would be reduced to a 45 depending on how it looks in hand.
XF45+
ive seen such mixed results from the TPGs for coins like this. luster obviously plays a factor but not all au or au+ dark coins have much. crispness and strike go a long way. easy buy as an xf if priced in that range.
i think it is a nice centered strike and a decent strike and has a uniform look even if a bit dark. i'd have to go au but not sure all buyers would bite at that level. great type coin.
PCGS XF-45 CAC
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It's a liner for sure, detail wise, but I think the dark tone and marks would limit the value to XF/XF+ money.
Looks pretty decent. Could grade AU on days that begin with S, the rest of the days would lean XF-45.
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Nice AU.
I would say because of the scuffs net to XF45. Great honest wear coin.
AU50 details. Surfaces and diminished luster may knock it down to 45.
Lance.
XF in my book. CAC, maybe.
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Dipping that coin would produce a disaster. The toning is too deep to remove completely. The results would ugly.
As for grade, I don’t see any luster so it’s an EF at best.
And a dip would really highlight those nasty obverse field hits.
45 here.
I agree dont dip...
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Like it at a xf45
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XF45
The dip comment was a joke.
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50 today, 45 several years ago.
XF40-45....The obverse has significant hits/dings under all that tarnish....Cheers, RickO
I believe XF45 would be its grade. It might grade AU50 on a great day, but would be harder to sell at that grade's price range.
Jim
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@DelawareDoons , are you planning to get the coin graded?
45--a perfect 45. I really like the look. And I think that dipping this coin would wash it out and would also fail to bring out any underlying luster
Tom
That was not lost on at least one of us.
I am not sure. Flipping back and forth, but leaning towards it.
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Close call. 49?
I just looked up what 45's go for.
Yeah I am gonna grade it.
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I am a prophet.
It graded XF45.
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got a TV?
GR variety?
Perhaps under different light.
Was the Gold Shield / True View option taken?
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Nice oxidation on that one! I would agree with the xf45.
No trueviews. The submitter told me PCGS has been tight lately. I am racking it up to that and may regrade it later. May not.
Not sure what you are referring to.
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In 2012 Dick Graham published the definitive "A Registry of Die Varieties of Reeded Edge Half Dollars 1836-1839". Our Tom Bush (@TomB) contributed significantly.
Each die marriage was assigned a GR-x number. 1837 had 25 pairs.
Lance.
nice grade and thanks for the update. took a little white to get through the system. did you go econ?
I don't have the book. Is there an online reference somewhere like the CBH site?
Yeah, economy. 22 days from received to grades.
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Nice Bust half - my wager XF45.
tyvm. that is pretty good then.
Not that I know of.
Of course you can see examples of each die marriage on Coinfacts. But, unlike capped bust halves, it is difficult to attribute reeded edge halves from photos. Most everything was hubbed not hand-punched, thanks to steam-powered presses, so die differences are often very subtle (unless there were die failures like cracks).
Lance.
Yep, I figured that would be the case haha. I'll just save it for a really, really rainy day.
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