GRADE REVEALED--What do you think of this 1798 dollar? What is the grade?

Longacre

What do you think of this 1798 dollar? Also, what do you think the grade is? I don't know a lot about these coins, but it seems like it is somewhat nice. I also think there are a lot of different varieties of dollars of this era. Does anyone know what variety this might be? thanks.





See last post for grade.

Regulated

VF30 - BB-113 (fairly common).

Dennis88

VF-35

Variety: BB-113, B-27, R-2

mhammerman

That coin should make it into the circle of lust pretty easily.

dorkkarl

vf-25. great coin!

K S

vega1

I think its beautiful! My grade guess is VF-25

mozin

VF30

michael

vf35/25- net grade vf30

michael

i love the rims on the obverse except at 11 pm and the reverse i like the rims

baking sodaed long ago and for a large eagle bust dollar overall it is slightly below average in terms of problems and eye appeal

rhedden

I think it's VF-35, but I bet it's sitting in an EF-40 holder. I don't like the scratch on the reverse shield on an expensive coin like this. I think it's decent/average for the grade.

DJC

Grade: cool

Variety: neat

Overall assessment: Buy it

(OK, so it's not very helpful, but it's my opinion, and you asked, so there.)

Longacre

It is in an XF-45 PCGS holder. It looks a little overgraded to me, especially in light of what everyone has said. What do you think?

tradedollarnut

xf40

DJC

<< <i>Overall assessment: Buy it >>



I was thinking VFish when I posted that. But XF45? I still like the coin (at VF levels), but not for the price it's probably 'expected' to fetch in an 45 holder.

mozin

<< <i>It is in an XF-45 PCGS holder. It looks a little overgraded to me, especially in light of what everyone has said. What do you think? >>

I could stretch my original VF30 to VF35 on a good day, not XF. The tail feathers make XF.

dorkkarl

xf-45??? you gotta be kidding me. there's no way in he11 should that be graded xf-anything by a "professional".

guess i'll just never get used to how coins like this get so overgraded by pcgs (& others of course). but it's a sad commentary on the state of today's grading standards (if there even are any)

it's a very nice coin, but xf it ain't.

K S

Barndog

VF-30 seems right. With Buffalo Nickels having half a horn getting slabbed in VF-XF grades these days, I refuse to rely on TPGs to tell me how much I should pay.

ms70

IMO it's an XF40-. It could slip into a 35 due to the excessive wear on the center of the reverse.

DennisH

I think it's too distraction-free and too visually appealing not to get the bump to XF40, although 45 seems like a stretch.

Nice coin!

13PacesEast

modern crap !!!

ARCO

VF35 - XF40. Reverse looks weaker, but hair detail is strong on obverse is strong. My first impression was XF40, so I will go with that.

Tyler

ER

35, just another opinion.

Merc

The obverse looks like a just miss EF. The reverse looks like a VF25. There is considerable wear but the central shield is strong.

jcping

Obverse is EF45 and 1798 reverse is always weak. PCGS will assign the grade base on obverse.
If this is a 1799 dollar, it will be in an EF40 holder.

Just my two cents.

tgilliams

ex f 40