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What grade would you give it?

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  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,480 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not particularly well struck.

    Looks 63 to me.

    Pete

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  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 13,976 ✭✭✭✭✭

    63-64

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  • TPRCTPRC Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Soft strike, high grade. My initial reaction is that I cannot see anything keeping it from a 65. It used to be that a soft strike would disqualify it, but I don't think that is true anymore.

    Tom

  • BUFFNIXXBUFFNIXX Posts: 2,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    ms64-65
    on second though a bottom end 65
    nice coin

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  • NeophyteNumismatistNeophyteNumismatist Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What is the line coming down off the feather into the would-be shoulder?

    I am a newer collector (started April 2020), and I primarily focus on U.S. Half Cents and Type Coins. Early copper is my favorite.

  • ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 6,507 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @NeophyteNumismatist said:
    What is the line coming down off the feather into the would-be shoulder?

    Die clash.
    I think the coin would have a shot at 65 but really tough to tell from photos.

    Collector, occasional seller

  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,526 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Strike holds it to 63.

  • privatecoinprivatecoin Posts: 3,397 ✭✭✭✭✭

    63

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  • NeophyteNumismatistNeophyteNumismatist Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks @ChrisH821 !

    I am a newer collector (started April 2020), and I primarily focus on U.S. Half Cents and Type Coins. Early copper is my favorite.

  • BUFFNIXXBUFFNIXX Posts: 2,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    ms64

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    a.k.a "The BUFFINATOR"
  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,004 ✭✭✭✭✭

    64
    Jim


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  • JimTylerJimTyler Posts: 3,405 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 22, 2022 8:27AM

    65🤞Maybe not didn’t see that issue at end of feather

  • 1Bufffan1Bufffan Posts: 643 ✭✭✭

    The issue at the end of the feather is a clash with the reverse die it is the back Hump of the Buffalo and does not take away any points from grading that I know of, Nice '13 I'd give a ms65 at least.

  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,480 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @1Bufffan said:
    The issue at the end of the feather is a clash with the reverse die it is the back Hump of the Buffalo and does not take away any points from grading that I know of, Nice '13 I'd give a ms65 at least.

    I don't know. the issue for me at 63 is the Obverse strike, and yes, die clashes do not affect the grade.

    Pete

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