Grade the Albany half

Blackhawk

Anyone care to take a stab at grading this Albany commemorative half dollar?

TomB

Does the top of the knee of the beaver have rub? It looks like it does. Additionally, the area beneath STATES OF on the reverse appears impaired. Aside from that, all I can tell is that it has most likely been dipped.

Broadstruck

Looks like it was once a nice CHBU+ but now has album slide friction on the badgers head and rear hip.

Broadstruck

knee of the beaver

Do Beavers have Knees

braddick

<< <i> knee of the beaver

Do Beavers have Knees >>



Sure, just like the rest of us: food, shelter, love. All of God's creatures have needs.

cheezhed

AU58 Altered Surfaces

CoinJunkie

Hmmm, sort of looks cleaned to me, and not sure about the aforementioned (ahem) beaver rub.

OTOH, the strike is fabulous, and coupled with the lack of marks, would otherwise put the coin
in the 66-67 range, I think.

tcmitssr

Appears cleaned, some subtle knicks.

AU58

Sorry, if you were hoping for something higher.

Connecticoin

Hard to tell for sure from the image -- the coin looks dipped, and there appears to be some faint hairlines in the fields from a cleaning. If the hairlines are very light, then I would guess MS 62/63, if the harilines are very noticeable, then bodybag.

messydesk

What looks like wipe marks above the beaver by S•O might just be a funny toning pattern I've seen on a few Albanys, including mine. Can't tell from the picture if the spot on the beaver's thigh is wear or not, although it sure looks like it. AU64.

Connecticoin

<< <i>What looks like wipe marks above the beaver by S•O might just be a funny toning pattern I've seen on a few Albanys, including mine. Can't tell from the picture if the spot on the beaver's thigh is wear or not, although it sure looks like it. AU64. >>



You might be on to something -- a comparable "wipe" is on the obverse (under "H") of this one (which graded MS66):

BillJones

It probably got an MS-64 grade. It can't grade any higher because it has a few marks and it's been dipped. If it's in an MS-63 holder, it's high end for that.

Longacre

Obverse is 65, reverse is 64. I would feel comfortable with a 64 overall, and I would give you a sticker at that grade.