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What do you guys make of this California?

DHeathDHeath Posts: 8,472 ✭✭✭
The reverse is pretty solid, with nice textured fields, and the die was completely filled when struck. The obverse is not as well struck, and there is an area of the shirt sleeve that is rough and not filled, as well as an unfilled halo around the brim of the hat. The obverse has been wiped, and under a 10x, there are tiny green polkadots of verdigris whose origin I'm uncertain of. The wipe is not readily apparent even under a lamp, but the luster is hard, not satin. Should this one be conserved and holdered? It's an inexpensive piece, $100. ANACS MS63 net AU maybe, or would it grade?

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  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    AU58!!!image
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

  • FatManFatMan Posts: 8,977
    Don

    Nice looking California. Obviously I can't see the wipe or the small dots in the image. However, you would need to get it into a 64 holder to make it worth your while. And based upon your assessment I doubt it has much of a shot. Anything less would be a break even proposition at best. Looks like a great addition for a raw AU/BU set.
  • DHeathDHeath Posts: 8,472 ✭✭✭
    Thanks Fatman. Looks like it'll go in the Dansco as part of the toning project. image
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    and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
  • ldhairldhair Posts: 7,232 ✭✭✭✭✭
    These came in a frosty finish and a crome like look. Many of the crome like look are taken as polished.
    The frosty look coins have the look of a soft strike but it was more due to the die itself.
    I can't really see what you see. Friction on the shoulder will probably bring it to AU.
    Cleaned up it might bring 63.image
    Larry

  • DHeathDHeath Posts: 8,472 ✭✭✭
    Thanks Larry. The description of the surface helps. It's always hard to describe what you're seeing, but I took a few through-the-loupe pics. Perhaps what I'm seeing is die fatigue on the arm and around the hat. Any thoughts about the dots? image

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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,342 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Problem coin. Pass. Don't make it your problem.
    All glory is fleeting.
  • nankrautnankraut Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭
    I agree with 291fifth
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  • ldhairldhair Posts: 7,232 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice pics. I'm lost.
    If it were a seated dime I wound think rusty die.image
    Larry

  • RGLRGL Posts: 3,784
    Don: Hard to tell from pix, but do the high points on the bear appear a little dull or rubbed? Could be cabinet friction ... I know, because I bought one for $50 probably two decades ago -- an UNC coin but with a little cabinet rub -- and PCGS only went AU-58 on it ... still, it's a darn pretty coin, much more eye appeal than many UNCs I have seen ...
  • I think it looks good.image
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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,660 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks like a nice coin at arms length and an interesting coin to study under a glass,
    certainly would be proud to own it at the price you mention, I like it as a market MS60 or 61, whatever the "technical" grade, would make a great example for an album.

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