8 Reales 1834

ELuis

I know is a low grade, but if this coin is graded, it will get 'Details' no?

Thanks!

Boosibri

I think it’s 50/50 but it’s an old scratch and hope it passes

ELuis

@Boosibri said:
I think it’s 50/50 but it’s an old scratch and hope it passes

Thank you, let me post the other side:

TwoKopeiki

Yes, that scratch is likely to cause a details grade

ELuis

Thank you!

Abuelo

Usually, for circulated coins, grading services are more tolerating of scratches as long as they are not on the devices.

ELuis

After looking now in more detail, that part that I mentioned that it is a scratch, does not look like it is:

Looks more to a partial ray:

It has a profile above the field, something like this:

Rexford

@ELuis said:
After looking now in more detail, that part that I mentioned that it is a scratch, does not look like it is:

Looks more to a partial ray:

It has a profile above the field, something like this:

It is a scratch. When the scratch was made, the metal in the recess of the scratch was displaced outward, creating the raised ridges.

TomB

I agree with Rexford. When a deep scratch is made, or a scratch that displaces quite a bit of material is made, then that material tends to pile up on the edges of the scratch and can look like something was left raised from the surfaces when in fact it is the displacement from damage.