Another "Guess The Grade" post: 1831 Bust half (grade revealed)

lordmarcovan · January 27, 2005 6:32AM

How would you grade this coin?

Total Votes: 36

AU58
7 (votes) 19.44 (%)
AU55
11 (votes) 30.56 (%)
AU53
6 (votes) 16.67 (%)
EF45
4 (votes) 11.11 (%)
EF40
0 (votes) 0.00 (%)
VF35
0 (votes) 0.00 (%)
VF30
0 (votes) 0.00 (%)
VF25
0 (votes) 0.00 (%)
VF20
0 (votes) 0.00 (%)
Net grade (explain below)
2 (votes) 5.56 (%)
Just show me the poll results
3 (votes) 8.33 (%)
AU50 (whoops, I forgot to add AU50 to the list)
3 (votes) 8.33 (%)

Guess the grade, and let's hear how you personally would grade it and rate its eye appeal. The coin has decent luster and faint gold toning. Many of the apparent hairlines visible in the obverse picture are actually on the plastic, though the coin does have some reed marks (small hits) in the left obverse field. Sorry for the darkish picture.

(I'll reveal the grade later).

relayer · January 27, 2005 6:36AM

I graded it "green" but I voted AU-55

lordmarcovan · January 27, 2005 6:37AM

Yeah. You're right about the green (and not just my weird lighting, either...)

Numismanic · January 27, 2005 6:38AM

I voted AU-53

lordmarcovan · January 27, 2005 6:39AM

Like a doofus, I forgot to add AU50 to the list.

dthigpen · January 27, 2005 6:40AM

I voted EF45. Why? Because I think it's an AU-50 so I went ahead and knocked it down a grade like PCGS always does

Great looking coin!

lordmarcovan · January 27, 2005 6:45AM

Yeah, the poll is somewhat flawed with AU50 added as an afterthought...

greghansen · January 27, 2005 7:02AM

AU55

CarlWohlforth · January 27, 2005 7:58AM

I voted net grade though it looks like it might be in a PCGS holder. It looks like a decent coin, but obviously dipped. It also looks cleaned to me. Sorry, but I'm not excited by that one.

TommyType · January 27, 2005 8:36AM

You should have put a few MS grades in there.....You would have fooled some people.

(Memo to self...."Do you think they know you would have been fooled? Naw......")

I voted AU-58 due to the strong luster.