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Poll: Which of these 1805 half dollars would you rather have?

DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,308 ✭✭✭✭✭
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PCGS VF30


PCGS XF45


I'd pick the VF30 any day and if I had a grand right now, I'd already have BIN'd it.

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  • CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,256 ✭✭✭✭✭
    VF30 all the way. It's the only one of the two that is eye appealing and eye appeal is king!
  • kwmorgankwmorgan Posts: 967 ✭
    The VF30 has a nice original tone to it. I voted for that one. I'm a sucker for original toning just about every time.image
  • IRCWCoinsIRCWCoins Posts: 895 ✭✭
    That XF should have been BB'ed for cleaning.
  • skeeterhawkskeeterhawk Posts: 203 ✭
    No question the VF30 is far superior to the XF45...........IMHO
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  • LeeBoneLeeBone Posts: 4,618 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Both? image

    VF30
  • MyqqyMyqqy Posts: 9,777 ✭
    No brainer- the vf30 has a lot more eye appeal... image
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  • speetyspeety Posts: 5,424 ✭
    VF-30, gotta love that original brown image
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  • NysotoNysoto Posts: 3,824 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The VF30 is much better quality and nice for the assigned grade. I would wait for a better O.111, they are fairly common. Actually, both of these varieties are the only common 1805's, the other varieties will take years to locate them all, not including O.114 (2 known).
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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,709 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The VF 30 is my choice. A nice original coin. The XF45 has been cleaned and should have been bodybagged.
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  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,800 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's too easy. The VF-30. Make it tougher next time. image
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  • LeeGLeeG Posts: 12,162 ✭
    The 30 by a landslideimage Heres my "06" in 30:


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  • tydyetydye Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭
    VF by far
  • maddogalemaddogale Posts: 859 ✭✭
    Okay, I am in the minority here....I voted for the XF......image I don't see the cleaning that everyone is talking about, although it is likely that the coin was dipped at some time. To me, no big deal. While the toning on the reverse is not to my great liking, the amount of AU detail and the luster hidden within the devices makes this coin a "keeper" to me. I would not, however, turn the VF one away if she showed up at my door...a very nice semi-crusty piece which is at a pleasing yet affordable stage of wear. either would be welcome in my type set, although the XF would cause me to have to upgrade too many of my other pieces....image Isn't it great to have a differing opinion? image
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  • AU58WALKERSAU58WALKERS Posts: 3,562 ✭
    the vf 30 of course, He is a member here, and he has a superb eye for nice coins.
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  • STONESTONE Posts: 15,275 ✭
    First of all, the 30 should be a 35 any day.
    Secondly, love the original crust on the 30.
    Finally, that's one funny looking 45 photo (makes it looked polished).
  • ARCOARCO Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A classic example of eye appealing trumping over a much higher graded coin. The classic date coinage has seen such a scourge of cleaning, that eye appeal is the only way to go on early date coins.
  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,313 ✭✭✭✭✭
    For the same money, I'd have to choose the XF45. If they were priced per their real value...the VF.

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  • TomBTomB Posts: 22,091 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The EF45 has absolutely zero eye appeal and I would not have it in my collection, however, the VF30 is very attractive and I would be delighted to have coins like this populating my sets.
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  • numismanumisma Posts: 3,877 ✭✭✭✭

    I am with the VF-30 people.
  • Mercury10cMercury10c Posts: 2,958
    I'm with maddogale
    Give me the XF any day of the week. Probably just had an old dip that is retoning. Nice coin.
  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    i like the look of the VF better, and the XF does look cleaned.
  • FletcherFletcher Posts: 3,294 ✭
    I like the VF image
  • BigRedBigRed Posts: 716
    If I had to keep the coin I would not enjoy looking at the XF coin.
  • dorkkarldorkkarl Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭
    that "xf-45" is crap

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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    dorkkarl, for a smart guy you do sure post some stupid responses.

    Myself, I prefer the surfaces of the lower grade coin and the detail of the higher grade coin, and either would look nice in a collection that matched it in attributes.

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