1842 Medium Date Seated Half - New Piece & GTG
Catbert
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Hello all - here's a new piece from my friend Dan @PeakRarities
What grade do you think it is? (It is CAC verified)
@robec pics
Washed out TV pics
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PS - no cheating since the coin pic can be seen on CoinFacts!
Those surfaces look killer. Lovely coin!
I don't know the series so I have to guess between rub and strike, seems like the standard 58 or 62, although I wouldn't be shocked to see 63.
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Robec's photo - AU58
Trueview - AU55
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Hey, I know that coin! Gorgeous....
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58 and super choice!
I’m going with 58, but I’ll bet that’s a bit low. What a sweet piece!
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That’s a very nice looking coin, whatever the grade, I’ll guess AU50.
😉😉Just kidding, I'll guess AU58.
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OK, I checked. Very nice. Didn't you purchase this around a month or two ago, @Catbert ?
I'd say AU-58 or MS-63. She's a beauty either way.
AU58+.
Sure looks unc., but I think I see some wear on the eagle's claws.
Beautiful half dollar. Congratulations.
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Great coin. I'm going against a lot of the consensus above and say it's an MS63 CAC.
Looks consistent with wear on claws, wings and Liberty on shield. Fields are nice and clean from what I can tell in pictures.
Nice addition to your set!
I think it's Unc ... so i'm going to say 62 as the luster seems a little muted. Handsome example. Nice addition!
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I was going to say AU58+ until I saw that the answer had been posted. That's a nice one!
Nice coin! Looks better than 62 to my eyes.
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Another beautiful Seated Half Buddy! Like it!!!
I’m in the 62 crowd. Maybe just a touch of wear or cabinet friction on the legs.
Saw it in Dan’s inventory I think so I won’t “guess.”
Great looking coin - you are putting together a very nice set of seated halves.
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Strong 58.
It's a 62 CAC.
Looks like some luster, as it CAC'd, I'll guess 63. Beautiful coin.
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Now that you’ve posted the coin, I have to say it looked undergraded in Dan’s inventory and now also in Robec’s photos. The luster may be a bit understated but the coin is from 1842, and it appears very clean with pleasing, even toning.
JBN may be on to something. Maybe there’s slight wear and it is a slider 62. Although CAC usually is not fond of such slider grading.
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Beautiful coin. I'll say 55!
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I really like the coin as a 62. It’s very original and very crusty, and as a result the luster is very muted. It’s one of those coins that looks great under a ring light, where you can show the reflectivity and get the color to pop. The surfaces are really clean but taking the muted luster into consideration, the fields are abraded just enough to prevent it from 63.
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A real beaut! I’ll say 55.
Dave
What a fantastic coin. I won't even pretend to be able to grade it. All I'll say is it looks uncirculated to me. Uncirculated and incredibly eye appealing, regardless of the numeric grade.
That's a beauty!
Here's a 1842 50C AU53 PC CAC Small Date for comparison we just bought. It's clear that Dan's is higher grade. Robec's pics to me makes the Medium Date look correctly like an UNC, but had I just seen the True View alone I would have guessed AU58 obverse and reverse UNC, and because of the tad cabinet friction on the knee I would have said AU58+, but perhaps its slightly overly pronounced in the TV because of the reflectivity of the field shot instead of head-on photo? Great date and coin!
Shannon
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Wow, way to show me up with the nicest AU53 ever. Who the hell invited you here, anyway? 😒
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@Catbert, make sure there’s an accompanying video next time you post a thread like this, to make sure Shannon can’t embarrass us like this, yea?
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Geez is right! Cut it out, Shannon!
You know, this is a tough area for me in grading these. The claws can sometimes be a strike issue vs wear and yet it's a high point area that will attract wear!
Excellent point. Photos of your half dollar do not show any kind of discontinuities at the border of Liberty or the eagle. In hand examination would confirm the eagle's claws as a strike issue (doubt PCGS and CAC both 'missed' on the AU/BU call).
Again, nice early half dollar for your collection. Nice color. Reverse die break offers some spice for this nice looker. Color and spice - what's not to like?
Wow! Both of those are beauties. I would have said AU58-AU58+ for @Catbert coin just by looking at the pics.
But that's why it's tough to grade from pics. Can't tell if there is luster lost or not on those high points. Color on Shannon's coin is fantastic.
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