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PrethenPrethen Posts: 3,452 ✭✭✭
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Does this coin look like it has a bit of "rub" (okay, let's just say it...."wear") on it (cheek, eagle's breast, light amount on left wing, etc.)? Is it just the pictures? $32000!!!!! Does anyone have some spare change they can send over here?

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  • seanqseanq Posts: 8,652 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's definitely just you. I don't even see a coin. image


    Sean Reynolds
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  • PrethenPrethen Posts: 3,452 ✭✭✭
    DOH! It's there now.
  • klorineforbrainsklorineforbrains Posts: 212
    I don't know about wear, but it sure does have some nice "rainbow" toning.
  • PrethenPrethen Posts: 3,452 ✭✭✭
    Yeah...I guess those slightly darkened areas aren't wear...just pretty shades of gray. image
  • PrethenPrethen Posts: 3,452 ✭✭✭
    image
    Anyone else wanna comment?
  • kieferscoinskieferscoins Posts: 10,017 ✭
    A coin like this you would have to see it in person to really tell.

    Cameron Kiefer
  • PrethenPrethen Posts: 3,452 ✭✭✭


    << <i>A coin like this you would have to see it in person to really tell.

    Cameron Kiefer >>



    Totally understood and that's my general feeling on just about any (supposed) BU coins. However, there were two reasons why I'm bringing this to attention.

    One, I've heard from a number of people (esp. dealers) that it's not uncommon to see older coins in MS slab even though they might exhibit a tiny bit of "rub" ("cabinet friction", whatever your flavor of the day is). It appears that graders tend to be a bit more forgiving on the high value stuff which seems to make no sense at all.

    Two, after seeing a bunch of coins over the past month go up for grading opinions on this forum, most of you are pretty brutal on a potential MS coin if it exhibits anything even resembling "rub" (AU58 or worse).

    This coin is a high-value coin that is likely going to be sold by it's picture (and pedigree), so I would think that most will not have a chance to see it in person but have to rely on the slab (which flies in the face of the ol' saying "Buy the Coin, Not the Slab").
  • kieferscoinskieferscoins Posts: 10,017 ✭


    << <i>Two, after seeing a bunch of coins over the past month go up for grading opinions on this forum, most of you are pretty brutal on a potential MS coin if it exhibits anything even resembling "rub" (AU58 or worse). >>



    Those are Morgans and coins dated after 1832. A 1794 half dime is graded differently then a 1881-S Morgan. They were struck under different conditions and can't really be compared to one another.

    Cameron Kiefer
  • Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭
    Weak strike maybe, but not wear.

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  • atarianatarian Posts: 3,116 ✭
    i think on the eagle there is minor wear even though i dont think the rest of the coin has any wear. jmo
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