One more Grade the Canadian 1886 Cent with Rim cud

Smittys

ajaan

Choice VF

7Jaguars

Ouch, Ajaan you are one mean grader....It may be that my eyesight is failing but I do not see ANY actual wear. It looks like woodgrain toning to me and that the coin has sat obv. up on something so that toning on some of the leaves and rim is not actual wear. There are some contact marks and as with the last dime, it could go 55-63 with me leaning to 58.

ajaan

You're right. I was too harsh. EF/AU is probably closer to the grade wearwise.

ormandh

I am going to give this one a 61 as for it's appearance. It looks like a nice coin coin, but definitely looks to be weakly struck. Take a look at the rims. There is rub on the high points, but much less than the overall look to the coin. The only things that I see which would drop the grade are the rim hits at 9 o'clock and the verdigris at 3.

1960NYGiants

Au58 to MS63BN and I'm leaning to the high side.

olmanjon

In regards to that "bit of verdegra" how would you go about removing it?
Olmanjon

IloiloKano

AU... Unless what looks like rub is simply dust, which I doubt. See the bottom of the neck on the obverse and the leaves at 4 and 7 on the reverse. It could do with a couple blasts from a can of compressed gas keyboard duster.

Regarding the verdigris, I have a friend who swears by ammonia, but I am not recommending that unless someone else confirms it will not damage bronze. However, I don't believe I would worry too much about that small speck.

7Jaguars

Yes, I think those spots you spoke of were not struck up fully and have contact toning, perhaps with paper of coin envelope??

coinkat

very tough call... I think it likely in the 55-58 range

OchoReales

I personally don't see any rub and unless it's the lighting that's washing out any luster, I'm in for 61-62BN.