Let's play guess the grade with a twist.... Bust Half Grade revealed

relicsncoins · November 17, 2009 1:41PM

This coin was graded in 1981 by Anacs with a photo certificate. Obverse and reverse graded independently. Let's see who can guess what Anacs graded this coin. A little info. to help. Not all of the grades used today, were used back then. Back then, the only grades used that fall in the range of this coin were.... 20, 30, 40, 45, 50, 53, 55, 60, and 63. So, if you think the coin graded 30/30, then you would put VF30/30 as your guess. They did not problems on coins as well back then, so you could also put VF30/30 **Cleaned** as your answer.

Here is the coin.

doh · November 17, 2009 1:47PM

AU55/55

coinbuf · November 17, 2009 1:53PM

MS60/63 cleaned??

BXBOY143 · November 17, 2009 1:56PM

AU50/50

-Paul

Type2 · November 17, 2009 2:00PM

AU-58/55 **Cleaned**

Bithrate · November 17, 2009 2:03PM

AU 53/55 Cleaned

MarkInDavis · November 17, 2009 2:17PM

AU 55/58 cleaned. WAG.

astrorat · November 17, 2009 2:18PM

AU 55/55 Cleaned

Lane

drddm · November 17, 2009 2:51PM

AU55/55 cleaned

relicsncoins · November 18, 2009 1:18AM

Bump for the day crew.

crazyhounddog · November 18, 2009 1:21AM

53/55--cleaned

dsessom · November 18, 2009 1:30AM

58/55 - Cleaned.

Ahrensdad · November 18, 2009 2:39AM

55/60: looks wiped on the Obv.

yellowkid · November 18, 2009 3:08AM

AU 55/55 cleaned

maibockaddict · November 18, 2009 3:10AM

50/55 obv cleaned

pmac · November 18, 2009 3:21AM

55/50

mozin · November 18, 2009 5:08AM

AU 53/53 cleaned

MikeInFL · November 18, 2009 5:10AM

AU details, cleaned, net XF 40

greghansen · November 18, 2009 5:29AM

I'm just looking for a combination that hasn't been taken....I'll take 50/53.

zap1111 · November 18, 2009 6:04AM

45/53 cleaned

JRocco · November 18, 2009 6:13AM

50/53 Cleaned

dimples · November 18, 2009 8:11AM

53/55

relicsncoins · November 18, 2009 11:07AM

Thanks for playing.

The grade on the certificate is:

EF45/45

Here are my thoughts. I think the coin has AU53 details. The reverse is problem free, the obverse has some light hairlining. I'm guessing Anacs in 1981 felt it wasn't harsh enough to give it a cleaned designation but instead knocked it down a couple of grades. Today, I think the coin would likely genuine. The coin still has plenty of eye appeal, and the reverse is very nice.