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1871 Seated Half from circulation

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What does this coin grade? What is it worth? It looks to be in really good condition to me. It does have a few marks on it though. I pulled this out of a role of half dollars today. The halves came from a really small town with only one bank. There is no telling how long this has been in that bank. I was very excited. I've never found anything older than a Ben.

Thanks for looking

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  • savoyspecialsavoyspecial Posts: 7,322 ✭✭✭✭
    wow! what a great pull

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  • DoubleEagle59DoubleEagle59 Posts: 8,402 ✭✭✭✭✭
    xf40 / xf45

    fantastic find!!
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  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,992 ✭✭✭✭✭
    YOU SUCK!

    Great snag and congratulations!!

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  • RayboRaybo Posts: 5,343 ✭✭✭✭✭
    She's a beauty! image
  • BarberianBarberian Posts: 4,299 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'd say between VF 35 and XF40. The marks may knock it back to VF35.

    Wow! What a find! It's worth about 200X face value.
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  • morgandollar1878morgandollar1878 Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cool find, many will be jealous.
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  • rld14rld14 Posts: 2,390 ✭✭✭
    That is one flat-out incredible find. You suck, in fact you suck like the case of blow-pops I just bought.

    This is a good thing BTW image

    However.. am I the only one who thinks the coin looks kinda "off"? If it's real that's worth a few bucks alright. Lock 35, shot 40.. obverse is nice but reverse seems weaker than it should.
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  • RebelRonRebelRon Posts: 544 ✭✭
    Lucky! Lucky! Lucky! And nice find!
  • IrishMikeyIrishMikey Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭
    Great find! Looks like EF-40 details, with the problems netting it to a VF-30 or so.
  • dizzyfoxxdizzyfoxx Posts: 9,823 ✭✭✭
    Too bad that bank wasn't in Carson City.imageimage
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