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1795 half dime - guess the grade
KollectorKing
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Hard to tell from the pics.
I'll go first.
AU55
XF 40?
MS62
XF40......Nice old coin... Cheers, RickO
Super nice!
ill say a 58 or even low ms
MS
"“Those who sacrifice liberty for security/safety deserve neither.“(Benjamin Franklin)
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My grade would be AU-50, but since it's probably in an NGC holder, it's probably an AU-55 or 58.
Some of the design weakness is due to strike, but the coin also has a small rub. It's also been dipped, but that usually doesn't matter so far as the grade is concerned.
I like it!
Not really looking for much these days but if I were, it might be a toner.
AU-55, and very nice!
BHNC #203
It's nice, but one of the keys in the AU and Mint State grades is the luster, and looks subdued on this piece, perhaps because it was dipped.
Since I can't grade from photos I'm going to give myself a wide range
High AU- Low MS
NGC 62
Commems and Early Type
AU 55
AU59+
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Isn't it funny that the old and rare get a "pass" on being dipped. TPGs, say it like it is and let the market establish value.
BTW, I love the coin and its history. AU53 is my guess.
I see a AU50, if conservatively graded xf45.
Neat coin!
XF45
Dave
we have a winnah!
Whatever the grade, it's a fabulous coin!
VanHalen got the grade before I did.
I have sold off several early type coins in NGC holders that have this look; I suspect that my coins were once PCGS 58s that were upgraded
Commems and Early Type
Except this one. NGC put this 1796 half dime in a body bag.
i was expecting to get a VF-30 out of this. Instead I got nothing.
NGC AU55. Though a 58 grade would not surprise me. The grade would be different if it were PCGS.
my guess is 55.
45... Looks as if it could be an older NGC holder... I suspect it could grade 50 if resubmitted
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bingo!
Here is some advice. Don't try and cross it into the same grade.
Here is a PCGS AU-58. The dealer who brought this coin back from England tried to get it into a Mint State holder a couple of times in the year 2000. Obviously, it didn’t work because Ms. Liberty need to “powder her nose” which is too bright to pass for Unc.
A London dealer bought this piece from one of those ubiquitous “little old ladies with change purse.”
Similar situation to an 1803 half dime I had in NGC AU58. Very sharp, no apparent rub on the high points. But certainly lightly cleaned in its past and sporting some field gouges. Only about 15% luster remaining. Boy, was I shocked when the next owner got an NGC MS62 regrade out of it....and upped the value by 50%
200+ year old US coins aren't so much Graded, as Appraised versus their populations.
This is often very difficult for collectors of more modern coins to understand
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry