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Opinions on this 1897 shilling I just won...Updated *Images*

MSD61MSD61 Posts: 3,382 ✭
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It looks better than EF to me so I went for it.
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,657 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>It looks better than EF to me so I went for it. >>



    It's way better than EF, at least by American standards. Solid AU all day long.

    I wonder why the toning is different colors on the opposing sides.

    I think you did pretty well.

    (It ain't 1879, though.) image

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  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    Very cool another design with the Thistle and Rose.
    Bill

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  • MSD61MSD61 Posts: 3,382 ✭


    << <i>

    << <i>It looks better than EF to me so I went for it. >>



    It's way better than EF, at least by American standards. Solid AU all day long.

    I wonder why the toning is different colors on the opposing sides.

    I think you did pretty well.

    (It ain't 1879, though.) image >>



    1897....sorry I getting dyslexic in my old ageimage
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  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,967 ✭✭✭
    It's EF by British standards. The reverse is excellent. Check out the base of the thistle - when the dots show up on that area, you know it is UNC or very nearly so (BTW if they're not there, it doesn't mean it's not).

    The obverse is a little suspect to me. The detail is certainly there, but you will have to have it in hand to determine whether or not it is really scuffed.

    At £5.99 plus shipping, it is a good deal either way. Nice grab!!
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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,449 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Excellent coin and price. May even be Unc. Difficult to tell from the images. The coin is worth at least $30 IMO.

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,657 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I see the background is also different colors. May just be the lighting.

    I agree with the mushroom- this one could possibly be borderline UNC.

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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,449 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I saw NGC MS62 on that coin.

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,657 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I saw NGC MS62 on that coin. >>



    Either your eyesight is far better than mine, or NGC is experimenting with new invisible holders. image

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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,449 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That should be say not saw. Geez!

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  • MSD61MSD61 Posts: 3,382 ✭
    Looks to me that coin was shot in different light. Maybe at different angles it's happened to me where I get a poor shot of the obverse and then I move the camera or light source a fraction of an inch and get a better reverse image. It looks like seller got the light right on the coin when he took the reverse and not so good light for the obverse. Either way what I don't see is a cleaningimage
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  • Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭
    Nice coin, I'm curious as to what the coin will look like in hand. The background appears to be the same for both pics, but darker in the second pic due to an adjustment.
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  • MSD61MSD61 Posts: 3,382 ✭
    Here is the 1879 shilling I won on ebay about a week ago. The coin arrived today so I took pictures to share. The obverse of the coin has this nice rose coloured toning. The seller states the coin as VF but I feel it's more AU anyway here it is.
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,657 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Splendid. That looks a lot better.

    Either that is a very choice AU58, or an MS62.

    I can't decide.

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  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    You got that for a bargain price.
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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    Suhhhhwwweeeeeeeeet!!!!!!

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  • spinaker2000spinaker2000 Posts: 4,329 ✭
    I've seen MS65 Morgans with more chatter than that one!! image Looks nice!! Congrats!!
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  • AuldFartteAuldFartte Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭✭
    'Tis a real beauty image
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  • AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,288 ✭✭✭
    Very nice find, I would grade it EF by Brit standards, but if you send it off to NGC I'll bet they will put it in an MS-62 holder.
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  • newsmannewsman Posts: 2,658 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Very nice find, I would grade it EF by Brit standards, but if you send it off to NGC I'll bet they will put it in an MS-62 holder. >>



    It seems to have obvious rub. Could they actually be that far off?
  • AlaBillAlaBill Posts: 467
    This is a good looking coin. Way above EF grade.
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  • MSD61MSD61 Posts: 3,382 ✭
    Thanks folks for you wonderful comments. I really like the coin. The rose toning is much stronger in hand and really adds to the coin.image
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