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LRCTomLRCTom Posts: 857 ✭✭✭
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Curious what people think on this one...


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    astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Genuine, scratched
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    robkoolrobkool Posts: 5,934 ✭✭✭✭✭
    F12 details (scratch)...
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    pursuitoflibertypursuitofliberty Posts: 7,934 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Genuine, scratched

    yep, unfortunately ... no matter how old, those are too deep and too noticable to warrant a straight grade IMO

    otherwise, she is a decent looking coin with nice color and VF details


    editted to add; 1810's have some notorious strike deficiencies. Without the scratches, I'd say this one would be at least a VF20

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    Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 12,174 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm going to assume the OP was interested in opinions on the technical grade of the coin.....so ignoring the scratches and
    areas of strike weakness, I would say VF20-25.



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    lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,895 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would guess that's a VF20.
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    jayPemjayPem Posts: 4,119 ✭✭✭✭✭
    102a...I agree with the VF technical grade. Overton notes strike weakness at the chin....
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    BustHalfBrianBustHalfBrian Posts: 4,200 ✭✭✭✭
    If it weren't scratched, I bet our favorite TPG would call it F15... but again, the scratches prevent it from receiving a numeric grade.
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    WhitWhit Posts: 375 ✭✭✭
    Good evening, everyone:

    Excepting the scratches, the OP's coin is an extremely close match to the photo of the F-12 bust half in the ANA's Grading Standards (6th ed.) The ANA's example is an 1810 to boot!


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    lavalava Posts: 3,287 ✭✭✭
    I'm in the 20 camp but for the scratches. This variety just wasn't struck as well as it should have been.
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    USMoneyloverUSMoneylover Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭
    Coin flip for F15 or VF20. It's a shame about the scratches.
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    VanHalenVanHalen Posts: 4,330 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I agree it's right on the F/VF line. The strike weakness makes it a tough call.
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    BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Honest coin! Net grade is about VG10 IMO

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    MICHAELDIXONMICHAELDIXON Posts: 6,762 ✭✭✭✭✭
    VF20
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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,964 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Fine - Very Fine sharpness, but scratched. I say that is worth "fat VG" or "Thin Fine" money.
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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 34,282 ✭✭✭✭✭
    scratched, genuine.
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    IrishMikeyIrishMikey Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭
    VF-25 details, scratched. I would give this a Net grade of Fine-12.

    By the way, really nice images.
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    DoubleEagle59DoubleEagle59 Posts: 8,433 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>scratched, genuine. >>



    I agree.
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    RickMilauskasRickMilauskas Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭
    VF 20 ...nice even wear...save for the scratches.
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    amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭
    WOW! You folks who are grading the detail of this coin F please PM me when you sell! image
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    NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 11,050 ✭✭✭✭✭
    VF I would say. Looks like a touch of corrosion on the reverse in STATES.
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    MikeInFLMikeInFL Posts: 10,192 ✭✭✭✭
    Vf details, scratched/corroded, net Fine-
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    ConstantineConstantine Posts: 2,369 ✭✭✭
    VF 20. Concerned about scratched though.

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