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Guess The Grade - High Relief Saint
Pedzola
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I made a trade this weekend and ended up adding this wonderful 1907 $20 High Relief (Wire Edge) to my set.
I know I enjoy gtg threads so I thought I'd offer some cheap entertainment for those interested.
I'll avoid posting the grade until tomorrow but if anyone is interested you can cheat and view the coin in my set registry link in my signature.
Did my best to take decent photos, but as usual it's never perfect to grade from pics. What do you think?
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wow, i see very few hits, the high points of miss liberty look so clean, amazing coin, has to be a 68!
She looks very nice. I will guess MS66
I'll guess 65+
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For some reason my first impression was MS64 Wire Rim. After seeing the other guesses I find myself second guessing but I'll stick with 64. These are really awesome to look at, it's these and the Satin proofs that make me understand why many call these the most beautiful U.S. coins.
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Beautiful coin!
Cool die polish lines on the obverse.
My wild guess is 66
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65 - incredibly gorgeous. FWIW, the photography is great too. Congrats!
65 great coin!
That's a tuff one.
I'm going 64 because of missing drapery across the leg & between breasts. Maybe cabinet friction on near side wing???
Do you have a TrueView?
Otherwise, very clean looking w/ nice fin.
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I'm gonna say it grades $30,000.
64
65.
Nice nose, but a flat knee. 58/62.
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If I'm interpreting your photos correctly I'm going with a 58. However, if it was a 64 I'd believe it. Great looking example regardless. I've seen a ton of them while pursuing mine.
Congrats!
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I cheated so no guess here! The type set continues to progress quite nicely. Love the photos.
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65
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Wow, that would fill a gap in my coin bucket list very nicely. I may just be confused by lighting, but I'll guess 58 because of perceived high point rub on both sides. Whatever, that coin is drop dead gorgeous!
Cellphone 📱 66
Perfectly beautiful.
Uncirculated.
You are so fortunate!
Alright, I forgot to take a picture of the whole slab but here is the coin with label. AU58!
Some extremely light wear on the breast, knee, wing. And a couple of faint hairlines. Otherwise looks wonderful. Of all the wear spots only the wing is obvious and has a slight color variation which doesnt show well in my photo.
I don't know if its been to CAC so I'll try it at some point. No sticker now.
This was actually a "downgrade" from my old HR Saint which was a flat edge in 63. The overall look was remarkably similar. On balance, I'm happy to have the 58 and get a few extra bucks out of the 63 to put towards another coin.
Such huge variation in the AU58 grade. I think I got a good one here.
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I've downgraded twice to have better coins in my set.
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That's a wonderful 58. There was a time when this was what 58 usually meant, but that's long gone. Great coin -- I'd take a piece like that over a more expensive strictly mint state coin with more marks any time (though in regard to this particular issue, either would be well outside my end of the pool). Really nice pickup, congratulations!
wow! I thought there may have been rub but was leaning more towards 65... gorgeous coin!
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My guess was 62. Very nice pick up!
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WOW ! I just about nailed that one!
I cheated and I was wrong! That’s a beautiful 58- good pickup!
If I didn't know the grade beforehand I would have guessed 64 or 63+. Very nice coin. You have an incredible set and a great eye.
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I totally missed on this one. For my punishment you should send her to me so I can see the errors of my way.
These are the 58s I dream of!
I pretty well decided not to include a HR in my type set, but if I could find a 58 like that for 58 money...... Wow
Well...Late to the game.... but I would have missed it... I thought it was MS.... Actually, looking back at the OP, I still think it is MS.... Really nice coin. Not saying the TPG is wrong...Just grading from the pictures.... Cheers, RickO
Well, just goes to further prove the maxim, "Buy the coin, not the holder".
Intoxicating coin!
Would you have a scan of the 63 you traded for comparison Pedzola?