Guess the grade of these PCGS FE cents.

goose3 · August 5, 2002 7:18AM

For those of you that are familiar, PLEASE don't post the answers.

let's see if I'm crazy or PCGS is.
thanks

Cam40 · August 5, 2002 7:24AM

I,ll guess..........EF45 and VF35?

keithdagen · August 5, 2002 7:27AM

I think that I am familiar with one of these pieces.

ldhair · August 5, 2002 7:31AM

EF & EF

KoinKollector · August 5, 2002 7:31AM

Top one VF35 bottom one XF40

merz2 · August 5, 2002 7:48AM

You'all will be surprised by the answer to this.I was.

tjkillian · August 5, 2002 7:53AM

I would say EF on both.

Tom

tradedollarnut · August 5, 2002 7:56AM

VF on the first and XF on the second.

goose3 · August 5, 2002 8:01AM

let me throw another curveball at you guys......this one is photosealed by snow PCGS VF25!~!~!

Placid · August 5, 2002 8:04AM

Top au55
Bottom au50.

tradedollarnut · August 5, 2002 8:09AM

Guess you have to take into account the titanium alloy used in the 1856 cent planchet that prevented that puppy from getting even partially struck up! That's not really wear - it's been used as a driver a couple of times which flattened it out a bit. But the good news is that it cured my hook!

goose3 · August 5, 2002 10:33AM

both coins reside in PCGS EF40 holders.
The first coin WAS an ANACS AU55!!!!!!!!!!!!! and I feel pretty darn close to being properly graded (certainly NOT 15pts off). I think the second coin is every bit of an ef45.

merz2 · August 5, 2002 10:33AM

IMHO I gave the top one AU53 and the bottom EF40. BTW,I was useing the PCGS Gradeing and counterfeit detection book.

stujoe · August 5, 2002 10:49AM

Late to the thread but I thought EF45 and EF40.

BigD5 · August 5, 2002 10:56AM

I think they got them correct, although I would have been a bit more generous, personally. The second coin suffers more from a weak strike towards the head, than anything else. The tail feathers on that coin are still well defined. The top piece is probably choice, but I think this may be a case of pcgs "net" grading a coin, without bagging it. See all the crud in the devices? My opinion on that end of it.

Placid · August 5, 2002 11:00AM

Goose3 did you crack the anacs au55 one out before sending it or did you "cross" it?

goose3 · August 5, 2002 11:09AM

cracked

i'm cracked

ldhair · August 5, 2002 11:19AM

The more I look at them the more they seem equal in grade. Both just have that EF look. Add a little luster to the first coin and you have an AU. Both really nice original coins.

Guess the grade of these PCGS FE cents.

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