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Swiss - Zurich 1813B 40Batz

1960NYGiants1960NYGiants Posts: 3,505 ✭✭✭✭
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Do you think this is a 64? Surfaces are proof like and are steel grey in color.

Ron Guth told me, at NYINC, the graders loved it! I originally thought AU55, now I'm not too sure. Could be the label is making me biased.

Gene

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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,454 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Weak strike?

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  • coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭
    I'm guessing you considered it AU55 because of the wreath on the obverse and lower branches and ribbon on the reverse. Is it possible that those areas are soft strike rather than wear?

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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,429 ✭✭✭✭✭
    While I think it MAY NOT PASS the Coinkat original surfaces designation TEST, I think it is MS and a decent coin. Is it a 64? I would rather see it to make that determination. I would not do a Presidential review...image

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  • 1960NYGiants1960NYGiants Posts: 3,505 ✭✭✭✭
    ajaan + coinpictures - weak strike is probably correct the flat area on the rev bow corresponds to the area on the obv wreath. My grading eye is used to the US and Canadian look of MS64s - to me this doesn't have that look.

    coinkat - I suspect you're right about the surfaces, at high magnification (10x) I see very light hairlines in the fields.

    I'm only into it at EF money, so I guess I did OK.

    Gene
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    Life member #369 of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association
    Member of Canadian Association of Token Collectors

    Collector of:
    Canadian coins and pre-confederation tokens
    Darkside proof/mint sets dated 1960
    My Ebay
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,429 ✭✭✭✭✭
    faint hairlines... as long as they are faint and few... is not uncommon for a PL coin dating back 193 years or so.

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  • JamminJJamminJ Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭
    It's pretty clearly UNC - look in the fields there is no apparent rub.
  • SYRACUSIANSYRACUSIAN Posts: 6,461 ✭✭✭✭
    It all depends on the luster that hasn't been captured in this photo I believe. Looks unc to me too, but something is bothering me on the reverse, perhaps a 62-63 would have been a more accurate grade.

    Is there really any need to send it in for presidential (downgrade) review?
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  • MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭
    Is it possible those hairlines you're seeing are ultra-fine die polish marks?
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