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Would you agree that this Lincoln grades AU55?

rbfrbf Posts: 452 ✭✭
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I think PCGS was being VERY generous on this one. To me this is a solid XF40... no more, no less.

1931-S LINCOLN CENT PCGS GRADED AU-55

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What do you think? I tried to create a poll for this, but it's not working image

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  • Cam40Cam40 Posts: 8,146 ✭
    that must be market-graded. i agree it looks closer to a 45 than any 50 something.
  • drwstr123drwstr123 Posts: 7,040 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'd say that could just make 55.
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,219 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It looks like an EF-45 to me. It might have so glossy luster, but an AU-55 should be close enough to make one make sure that it's not MS-60. That coin falls short of that.
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  • SamByrdSamByrd Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭✭
    First if I seen it raw I would say au50 based on other 31's I have seen there not the best strikes in the world typically. So au55 really is not a big jump price or grade wise. It is a nice solid example and market graded perhaps.
  • dohdoh Posts: 6,457 ✭✭✭
    Solid, no question AU. Might be a 55 depending on luster which is impossible to tell from the pic.
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  • JJMJJM Posts: 8,039 ✭✭✭✭✭
    no AU there IMO......geeze...........
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  • rbfrbf Posts: 452 ✭✭
    Wow... I must be a really conservative grader or something image

    I see noticeable wear on the high points, and no mint luster at all. If I had a raw coin that looked like this, I'd sell it strictly as XF40, no doubt about it!
  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,491 ✭✭✭✭
    If there is any mint luster left on the coin, it qualifies for an AU grade regardless of its condition. The photo may not be showing this.
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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,421 ✭✭✭✭✭
    XF45
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  • nicetoning42107nicetoning42107 Posts: 1,162
    Hmm, the cheekbones seem to betray the AU grade. But the bowtie looks very sharp and also the hair above the ear looks quite sharp. From the picture, the luster doesn't look too promising. In hand i'd be able to tell definitely but from the picture i am not impressed with that one being at AU55.
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  • MikeInFLMikeInFL Posts: 10,188 ✭✭✭✭
    Going solely from the (poor) photos, the coin does appear to be more of an XF than an AU coin.

    However, I would want to see the coin in-hand to assess the luster before passing judgment.
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  • JustaRookieJustaRookie Posts: 566 ✭
    I would agree with most of the comments here-AU if there is luster still present but what bothers me is the verdigras in the lower part of the 3....HHHmmmmm??? Looks like some PVC to me but what do i know as I am not a copper collector.
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  • morgansforevermorgansforever Posts: 8,462 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It may have to do with poor pics, don't know. I don't see the AU part. image
    Some of the wheat lines appear flat, blended together.
    An AU piece should have separated wheat lines, with slight friction.
    I'll go with EF. Maybe it's better looking inhand?
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  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm with the last opinion. I see a lot of what looks to be contact and not just poor strike as well as some worrisome color in the lettering that could be early verdigris development. EF 40 and not attractive from the pics, always best judged in hand. Whoever got this grade, I want them to send in all of my coins!!!

    BTW, not seeing the bowtie definition...
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  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    No, I would not agree.


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  • droopyddroopyd Posts: 5,381 ✭✭✭
    XF45 from where I sit, and kind of a "meh" one at that.
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