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::REVEALED:: Guess The Grade! Wildly & Wickedly Worn Columbian Certified Coin!

braddickbraddick Posts: 24,166 ✭✭✭✭✭
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No tricks. No gimimcks. What's the grade?

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It's certified. It's not net graded and it's dated.


Full slab shown below. . .

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  • mcheathmcheath Posts: 2,437 ✭✭✭
    au-65?


    or maybe fr-02
  • BruceswarBruceswar Posts: 2,869
    PO-1 NO date hurts it ... but cool coin
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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,333 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The date is there. It's either an 1892 or an 1892.
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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,333 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ...or an 1893.
    Grrrr
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  • billboatbillboat Posts: 2,260
    Either an Ebay EF-70 or a PO-1 Do I see 1892 on the reverse--think so.
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  • mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,547 ✭✭✭
    PO-1
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  • relayerrelayer Posts: 10,570 ✭


    << <i>PO-1 >>

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  • bhartman35bhartman35 Posts: 1,398
    PO-1
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  • MyqqyMyqqy Posts: 9,777 ✭
    p01 and very cool!
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  • ccrccr Posts: 2,446
    I don`t know where you find these coins!image I say PO-1.
  • pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 5,952 ✭✭✭✭✭
    PO-01 Great Commem!!!!!!!!!!11
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  • LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,718 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I wonder in the life of that coin, how many people looked at it and thought, this doesn't look like a regular half dollar, but because of it's advanced stated of wear decided to just toss it back into circulation?

    That would be a cool story to know.

    My guess, P-01, I am suprised that there is any vestige of a date left.
  • BarndogBarndog Posts: 20,502 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1893 Poor-1
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  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,166 ✭✭✭✭✭
    There's a bit of an interesting story to this one. I purchased it back in the early 80's. It was problem free, damage free and if you squinted and looked really hard you could make out a ghost of a 3 exactly where the 3 in the date (1893) would be. There is a bit of lettering on the reverse at the 12:00 that helped to line up the coin.

    I sent it into PCI (PCI had a pretty good reputation back then and were patient enough to read a note that was attached with a coin). They sent it back unholdered as they were unable to determine a date.
    I placed the coin securely in a flip and then circled over the plastic with a black magic marker the ghost of the 3. PCI received it back and this time they did holder it. Here's the result:

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    The Columbian half circulated, some heavily.
    I would challenge though anyone to find one of these in a lower state of preservation that is also problem free. I've seen the one that was PCGS PO01 and it had more detail both obverse and reverse.
    Edited to add: I don't think finding one with more wear can be done!
  • KipKip Posts: 852
    I bet ya coulda got a better grade had you sentit to NGCimage
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  • JadeRareCoinJadeRareCoin Posts: 2,768 ✭

    I think they overgraded the coin.
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  • mozinmozin Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭
    Let us know how it crosses to PCGS, for the Registry of course.image
    I collect Capped Bust series by variety in PCGS AU/MS grades.
  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,166 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Let us know how it crosses to PCGS, for the Registry of course.image >>

    Registry? There is a heavy hitter that came along and dominated the low grade problem free PCGS early Commemorative Registry.

    I dropped out!
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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    wonderful pocket piece! Someone carried that one every day for years, no doubt.

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  • lavalava Posts: 3,286 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I think they overgraded the coin. >>



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