Newp: Brazil 2000 Reis

Harpua

Pretty common coin, I seem to see a lot of the 1888s. But this raw one appealed to me more than most. Not the greatest pics, but what do you think? Any guess on the grade?

laurentyvan

MS62-63 perhaps, maybe a touch higher? Too bad the light is where the light is, obscures the hair but, looks good.

Funny the way reverses are always cleaner than obverses...

Good looking coin at any rate.

newsman

Either MS62 or a cleaned BU, net AU58. From the picture I'm leaning toward the latter, though it probably looks nicer in hand.

Harpua

Sorry about the pics, still learning how to take decent pics and these were taken in a hurry....

Coin does look much better in hand. Ding on neck looks worse in the pic than in hand. Funny you should mention about the reverse looking better than the obverse as I was just mentioning to my wife this evening that it always seemed that way. On this piece, the diagonal lines in the shield actually give it a very nice cameo effect. It was the reverse that actually drew me to this one in the first place.

newsman

Your pics are fine -- it's always hard to tell luster from a picture, and that's the key element in sorting out whether it's been cleaned or dipped, as most of these types are.