What Grade Would You Give to This Bust Half? Grade Posted.....

Luxor

DennisH

My WAG is AU55, even though I don't collect the series and there are missing letters in PLURIBUS.

TwoSides2aCoin

Au 58 ez

Edit: But my guess is AU 62
And to the OP and DennisH : I enjoy and agree with your sig lines, immensely.

ARCO

AU58 or MS62.

may

Super slider or low MS.

U1chicago

MS 62

MFeld

I’d grade it 58 but wouldn’t be at all surprised if it’s in an unc. grade holder.

Maywood

AU58 and pretty.

BillJones

AU-58, but I image that it's in an MS-62 holder.

The piece has what has been called "envelope or cabinet friction."

pcgscacgold

I am just starting out with this series and thinking of collecting CBH's. I will go with AU58 on this one but as others have said it could be MS62. I have a lot of research to do.

pursuitofliberty

As many have said it's either a 58 or a 62 ... neither would surprise me ... and in many cases for coins like what this one appears to be, neither is necessarily wrong

Nice eye appeal IMO as well

jfriedm56

I would think 58. Looks like light friction but could be a soft strike.

semikeycollector

I thought as high as MS-63.

Cougar1978

AU 58

jacrispies

First thought was 58 but in an NGC 62.

logger7

I've seen both NGC and PCGS grade coins like that as MS63.

crazyhounddog

Looks ms and probably a 63

jayPem

45
Someone has to throw out something different here...
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ThreeCentSilverFL

58 or 62

NumisOxide

58

privatecoin

AU63

Grantu

62

fluffy155

55 or 58. There seems to be clear wear on the bust, cap, and the facing wing. Still has a lot of nice luster so I'll put it at 58, too much wear for an MS holder though.

goldrealmoney79

Slider, I want to say its a 55/58. However wouldnt be surprised to see this in a 61 holder

cappedlibertyx

MS 62

mlittle

AU55

Victa

AU58

johnny010

PCGS 58
NGC MS62

JonBrand83

55

spyglassdesign

At least 58 imo... Shot Unc.

marcmoish

@fluffy155 said:
55 or 58. There seems to be clear wear on the bust, cap, and the facing wing. Still has a lot of nice luster so I'll put it at 58, too much wear for an MS holder though.

Exactly, well said, I'm at 58 too.

(I would have gone 55, but giving it extra merit for the great EA)

Luxor

spyglassdesign

@Luxor said:

Not surprised... Sometimes areas that look like wear aren't in hand. Coin photography is tough.

kaz

Looks like a classic "AU 63!"

Elcontador

The uneven toning on the obverse is suspect. You need to see this coin. If you really want to buy an Unc. in this series, it needs to be MS 63 or better. Due to these coins not being minted on the steam press, Uncs are often not fully struck and you need to know the variety to see if this is an issue.

Also, coins with "cabinet friction" ie., wear on their high points, sometimes get a pass if they have nice appeal in the MS 58 - 63 range. Lastly, NGC has traditionally been 1/2 to 3/4 point looser in MS 65. Don't know re MS 63, but I imagine this sort of thing applies in MS 63 to some degree, as well.

spyglassdesign

@Elcontador said:
The uneven toning on the obverse is suspect. You need to see this coin. If you really want to buy an Unc. in this series, it needs to be MS 63 or better. Due to these coins not being minted on the steam press, Uncs are often not fully struck and you need to know the variety to see if this is an issue.

Also, coins with "cabinet friction" ie., wear on their high points, sometimes get a pass if they have nice appeal in the MS 58 - 63 range. Lastly, NGC has traditionally been 1/2 to 3/4 point looser in MS 65. Don't know re MS 63, but I imagine this sort of thing applies in MS 63 to some degree, as well.

We'll it is an ngc ms63... But your point about a little cabinet friction may be what many of us saw as potential wear. It can be hard to distinguish the two in hand, nevermind by photo.

TwoSides2aCoin

Nice 1.... Threw me off !

Pnies20

I guessed without cheating and I came up with 62. There's nothing AU about this coin. I can see PCGS being cranky about the weak scroll on the reverse.