What is the mark on this gold half eagle....

ms70

......on Libertys neck, just below her hair?

Link to auction

dcarr

The reeded edge of another coin hit it pretty hard there. I would net grade the coin as a VF-20. I don't agree with how PCGS & NGC will "body bag" a coin with a light scratch, but coins with a single HUGE hit like that (or worse) can get slabbed.

Anyway, a neat coin except for that mark.

lordmarcovan

That's the strongest reeding mark I've ever seen on a coin, but I agree- it's a very cool coin, nonetheless.

michael

i would love to see this coin in person

if this is a reeding mark? and looks like it to me from the scan

it is the funniest strongest impressed reeding mark i have ever seen


wow

michael

a huge chigger bite that i bet will not grow on you if you buy this coin....................LOL

michael

this is a neat thread

after second thought this is a really strange reeding mark on this coin


never seen any "reeding mark" close to this

michael

ms70

It really is a great coin. I just never saw such a deep mark on a coin that made it into a PCGS holder. It's so deep that I
never even gave it a thought that it was from reeding. The coin that left the mark must have been really screaming through
the air before impact!

RYK

It is an undervalued issue (date/MM) that I would really like to have for my "D" half eagle set but would not consider it, at that price, because of the mark. I guess I agree with the idea of net grading it to VF-20 and buying it for VF-20 Trends ($1500). The owner apprently feels that the coin, in its present state, is worth full EF-45 Trends ($4000). Maybe we could get board member "Dahlonega" to offer his opinion??

OT: The location of the mark is a bit spooky. In the movie "The Omen", buying that coin would portend a rather nasty end!

mrcommem

Here is the coin from my collection for comparison purposses. It seems as if 1839-D's got rather banged up. Mine has some dings too!
It is graded AU55 by PCGS. The coin in question has the biggest and deepest reed mark I have ever seen. Looks as if it cost the coin about 5 grade points.