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1822 half dollar, will it grade and if so what?

djdilliodondjdilliodon Posts: 1,938 ✭✭
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Not my series at all so every time I find a raw one for purchase I seek opinions! I really like the look of this piece. Doesn't look cleaned and the color looks nice and original to me. If you look at the reverse though between the 50 and the C it has a minor dig. Would this prevent it from grading? If it does grade what do you think it will holder at?
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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,690 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Genuine, burnished.
    All glory is fleeting.
  • jayPemjayPem Posts: 4,082 ✭✭✭✭✭
    F12...although I'd have to say cleaned.
  • maibockaddictmaibockaddict Posts: 1,759 ✭
    Poor surfaces and damage (50C) Only buy if really really cheap and you dont care.
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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,799 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Unfortunately the piece has been stripped and lightly polished, which means it will get not grade. The toning is what results from stripping a piece, perhaps leaving residue of the dip on the surface and then storing it in an envelope. Natural toning on a piece with this amount of wear would not have these bright colors.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • Coin FinderCoin Finder Posts: 7,404 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cleaned, fine details....Genuine holder

    Edited to add this coin has a solder mark or something going on between the 50 and C
  • Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 8,781 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Its a nice looking coin.

    I would simply put it in one of my self slabs with my business logo on insert, grade it fine, and price it at $95. I would not spend money getting it graded. I did this with a batch of circ Barber halves I bought which were $25-$100 coins and these quickly sold out from my table at shows. Many people are putting this material in their albums.
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  • djdilliodondjdilliodon Posts: 1,938 ✭✭
    Thanks guys! I'm gonna pass on this example.
  • jayPemjayPem Posts: 4,082 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Thanks guys! I'm gonna pass on this example. >>



    Even if it was problem free, I wouldn't pay the fees to grade this date in this grade.
    I guess if you could get it for $30 or $40 bucks, it might be cool in a 7070 of worn, toned coins.

    Here's something similar I picked up cheap...this one happens to be a somewhat better variety image
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Pass...unless you want a hole filler til something better comes along... Cheers, RickO

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