1881 Half Eagle GTG, Grade Revealed

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Tonedeaf
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edited February 18, 2024 9:12AM in U.S. Coin Forum

My first GTG, go easy. Grade, stickers...
The luster in hand is much better than my pictures indicate. More pictures a few posts down the page
Thanks for playing.


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  • Mr_Spud
    Mr_Spud Posts: 7,272 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    65

    Mr_Spud

  • OAKSTAR
    OAKSTAR Posts: 8,770 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 17, 2024 1:21PM
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    I hate going first! 64/65?

    EDIT: I guess that's second. 😉

    Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )

  • logger7
    logger7 Posts: 9,859 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    64+. Seems to be lacking much in the way of chatter or hairlines.

  • RobertScotLover
    RobertScotLover Posts: 1,069 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    What is preventing her from being 65? Is that really the true color of this piece?

  • jfriedm56
    jfriedm56 Posts: 3,101 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Looks like a 65 with very clean surfaces especially on the reverse.

  • tradedollarnut
    tradedollarnut Posts: 20,754 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 17, 2024 1:33PM
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    With luster more than the pics and an NGC holder, I’m going 65+

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  • Tonedeaf
    Tonedeaf Posts: 249 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Ruh-roh, my pictures look better than I thought? Here are the TPGs glamor shots for comparison.


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  • relicsncoins
    relicsncoins Posts: 8,301 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I'll go 64.

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  • Smudge
    Smudge Posts: 10,001 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    64.

  • The_Dinosaur_Man
    The_Dinosaur_Man Posts: 1,592 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    62+. I know the coin looks great over all, but those hits on the obverse are deep and distracting to me.

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  • epc
    epc Posts: 459 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 17, 2024 3:10PM
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    63 at best, to my eye, agreeing about the deep & distracting hits. But it seems like a lot of that is tolerated at higher grades, from my observation of other examples. So, I wouldn't be shocked by 65.

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  • PerryHall
    PerryHall Posts: 47,752 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    MS63 based on less than stellar pics.

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  • alaura22
    alaura22 Posts: 3,963 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    MS-64 CAC
    MS-65 No CAC

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  • blitzdude
    blitzdude Posts: 7,723 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    63 RGDS!

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  • Crypto
    Crypto Posts: 4,098 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    64 cac 65 no cac

    I am guessing 64+ cac

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  • Morgan13
    Morgan13 Posts: 2,692 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 17, 2024 4:03PM
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    Looks like an ms64 to me. No sticker unless it's a 63.
    Very nice coin.

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  • Pumpkinhead
    Pumpkinhead Posts: 65 ✭✭✭
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    Great luster. Great reverse (at minimum, 65). Marks on the neck and not totally hidden in the hair definitely diminish… I’m guessing 64+… Bit on the fence for a sticker, but leaning yes…

  • asheland
    asheland Posts: 24,545 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    MS64

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  • PeakRarities
    PeakRarities Posts: 4,858 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I like it as a 64, NGC would probably call it a 65

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  • SurfinxHI
    SurfinxHI Posts: 2,705 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I'll play in the 62 pool.

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  • zer0man
    zer0man Posts: 84 ✭✭✭
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    Don't like the obverse digs. 62 for me.

  • MFeld
    MFeld Posts: 17,132 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    63

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  • Avocet
    Avocet Posts: 275 ✭✭✭✭
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    Guess MS 64

  • marcmoish
    marcmoish Posts: 6,937 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    64, no bean

  • NickelMike
    NickelMike Posts: 195 ✭✭✭
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    She’s pretty but I think 63 no bean. Those hits are deep

  • Wahoo554
    Wahoo554 Posts: 1,179 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    63 CAC

  • Tonedeaf
    Tonedeaf Posts: 249 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    The lighting makes the hits look worse then they are in hand. I am not good at taking pictures of coins. The TPG images are not very good either, in my opinion. A lot of credit has to be given to people that can capture, accurately, a picture that represents what the coin looks like in hand.
    Thanks to everyone that gave their opinion, all are appreciated.
    There are 3 firsts for me, one is this GTG post, two is a + grade and three is a green bean! I didn't buy this coin for the grade or the sticker, I like the way it looks and I got a reasonable deal on this purchase. 63+ green CAC.

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  • skier07
    skier07 Posts: 4,833 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very nice coin.

    It just goes to show how difficult it is to grade a coin from pictures. Okay, the pictures weren’t the greatest, but the range of guesses was 62-65.

  • BillJones
    BillJones Posts: 35,933 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I would have said MS-63+ or 64 in the NGC holder.

    PCGS graded this one, from the same era. MS-64.

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  • MFeld
    MFeld Posts: 17,132 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @skier07 said:
    Very nice coin.

    It just goes to show how difficult it is to grade a coin from pictures. Okay, the pictures weren’t the greatest, but the range of guesses was 62-65.

    I think that overall, the guesses would have been closer to the assigned graded if the first set of images had been excluded.

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  • Tonedeaf
    Tonedeaf Posts: 249 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @MFeld said:

    @skier07 said:
    Very nice coin.

    It just goes to show how difficult it is to grade a coin from pictures. Okay, the pictures weren’t the greatest, but the range of guesses was 62-65.

    I think that overall, the guesses would have been closer to the assigned graded if the first set of images had been excluded.

    I think that the guesses were all good. And, I will refrain from GTGs unless I have TPG images. :)

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