1875 Twenty Cent Piece G-T-C : NGC -> PCGS ~ GRADE POSTED
1TwoBits
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I bought this attractive 1875 20c as a type coin in 1999 from Dart coins at a WESPNEX show before I started to specialize in other areas. When I tried to cross it from NGC a few years ago, it didn't cross at grade. I was surprised it didn't cross at the time and tried it again earlier this year. The pictures and toning may make things difficult, but feel free to guess what you think the NGC and then PCGS grade might be.
1TwoBits
Searching for bust quarters.....counterstamps, errors, and AU-MS varieties, please let me know if you can help.
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N63/P62......(which is sorta the same thing?)
n55 then p58
Just my opinion but no matter what the holder say's it's awesome!
Regardless of whatever the top two grading services call it, my grade would be AU-55. The sharpness is great, but there is a fair amount of field friction.
Has the toning stayed the same over the last 18 years? If so that's great. It means that the coin is stable.
AU 55-58, I love the Coin!
NGC62....now PCGS62....since the original post suggests it was sent in for cross earlier this year.
Maybe it's different today, but crossing (NGC) "anything seated" in mint state was quite difficult in the 1996-2014 era...no matter how solid the coins were. Bill Jones is right that the coin has a lot of field friction. Much of the field luster looks at best weak, if not missing. If the coin is semi-PL that could be why. The cameo figures don't seem to show that friction. While a technical 58 to me.....I can see it graded as high as 63. A 1-2 pt color and cam bump in there.
A fair number of 1875-P Twenty Cent Pieces are P-L more or less. Both of the pieces that I have or have had in my collection shows signs of P-L. surfaces. The reason was the mintage was low and the dies were not used for that many impressions. The Philadelphia Mint may also have made a large number dies with the idea that the first year's mintage was going to be higher than it was.
N 62
P 58+
AU58.... Looks like a fair amount of field scratches under the tarnish... Cheers, RickO
I'm with you on these coming nice due to the low mintage, and yes there is some friction in the fields.
This one crossed at grade - MS62. Thanks for your comments.
1TwoBits
From the PCGS website
"The numerical grades MS-60 through MS-70, used to denote a business strike coin that never has been in circulation. A Mint State coin can range from one that is covered with marks (MS-60) to a flawless example (MS-70)."
Okay, so they consider this coin 'uncirculated'. So the scratched up fields on this coin are all supposed to be... bag marks?
Grading isn't easy to understand. I guess two months looking at coins isn't quite enough? : )