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Too gray?1795 FH

gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Im not sold on this one just yet.What do you all think?image

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  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,503 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's very nice, though I believe the 1795 issue has risen more than I am comfortable with given its availability.
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  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,503 ✭✭✭✭✭
    As for the coin itself, I don't know if I made myself clear that I think it is very attractive and likely much more original than the vast majority of extant pieces on the market.
    Thomas Bush Numismatics & Numismatic Photography

    In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson

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  • BithrateBithrate Posts: 555 ✭✭
    Great looking coin - wouldn't be too gray for me. Then again, I'm not all that familiar with this series...
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,260 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This is a tough call. I tend not to like the fine graininess that I see in the surfaces. My concerns center on the possibility that this piece has been re-colored and that the reagent used to do the coloring etched the surfaces slightly.

    Here’s a coin in a similar grade that is in a PCGS EF-45 holder. You can compare the general look between the two pieces.

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  • AnkurJAnkurJ Posts: 11,370 ✭✭✭✭
    What a great coin! I would be proud to add it to my collection.
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  • 123cents123cents Posts: 7,178 ✭✭✭
    It has a great look. I like it!image
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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,260 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here's part of my concern.

    What do you think of this coin?

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    I bought it raw figuring that given its age it would grade. NGC gave it a body bag for "improper cleaning," and it cost me $1,000 to get rid of it back to the dealer from whence it came.
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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,527 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I understand your concern....that '96 qtr looks more original to me than the '95 half does....I like the detail on the '95, but the surfaces look a little suspect, if 'slabability' is your goal.
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  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thank's guys for the input.Just got this email from Dave Wnuck.Hope the buyer enjoys itimage

    Hi Al:

    Just after I sent you that email, someone ordered the 1795 50c. Apparently someone posted the image of it on the "PCGS Chat Room" where it was seen by someone building a type coin collection, who then gave us a call.

    Thanks for considering it though.

    Best-
    Dave W.
  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I understand your concern....that '96 qtr looks more original to me than the '95 half does....I like the detail on the '95, but the surfaces look a little suspect, if 'slabability' is your goal. >>



    It was already in a PCGS slab XF 40.
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,260 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It all depends upon the selling price.

    I've seen a lot of Flowing Hair half dollars that I did not like in slabs. This one was better than many I've seen, but given the fact that no slab grade was given I took it from what I could see as a raw coin.

    This is not a rare coin, but high grade, attractive examples are very scarce. To me this piece was a near miss because of the surfaces.
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