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Anyone care to guess the grade of this beauty - 1892 Columbian Expo Half - GRADE IN FIRST POST

MWallaceMWallace Posts: 4,601 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­
edited July 3, 2019 1:39AM in U.S. Coin Forum

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  • TwobitcollectorTwobitcollector Posts: 4,445 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    67

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  • HigashiyamaHigashiyama Posts: 2,321 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    66?

    The obverse is remarkably mark free, but the luster looks a touch muted.

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  • TreashuntTreashunt Posts: 6,747 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    65

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  • batumibatumi Posts: 936 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    nice coin1 ms66 cac

  • MWallaceMWallace Posts: 4,601 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    @Higashiyama said:
    66?

    The obverse is remarkably mark free, but the luster looks a touch muted.

    In hand it has a nice cartwheel luster.

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  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 16,414 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    66

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

  • CommemKingCommemKing Posts: 2,202 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    Certainly is a clean beauty. I would love to see it in a MS67 slab, but with just some light chatter on the obverse I'm goin with MS66+.

  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,927 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    Nice looking coin. Iā€™m in the 66 camp.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    I would guess MS66.....Nice coin, remarkable preservation.... Cheers, RickO

  • U1chicagoU1chicago Posts: 6,859 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    MS 66 and very nice!

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 24,362 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    Gulp. MS64. :wink:

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  • BGERRISHBGERRISH Posts: 74 āœ­āœ­āœ­

    MS65+

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 31,610 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    ms 66

  • cheezhedcheezhed Posts: 6,303 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    66

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  • CRH4LIFECRH4LIFE Posts: 849 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    Iā€™m going for 66+ or 67

  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,831 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­
    edited July 2, 2019 12:33PM

    Iā€™m in at MS-65

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  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,940 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­
    1. Great strike.
  • rainbowroosierainbowroosie Posts: 4,875 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    Scratched in the hair, net details

    "You keep your 1804 dollar and 1822 half eagle -- give me rainbow roosies in MS68."
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  • ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 7,042 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    66+

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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,667 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    Santa Maria! What a coin!!!

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  • BUFFNIXXBUFFNIXX Posts: 2,759 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    MS66

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  • NicNic Posts: 3,438 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    @rainbowroosie said:
    Scratched in the hair, net details

    Agree. Though guess 65 net graded.

    My 1866 Philly Mint Set

  • tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,590 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­
    1. Impaired luster
    Early Dollar Set
  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 11,030 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    MS65

  • mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    65/65+

  • IndulgerIndulger Posts: 139 āœ­āœ­āœ­

    66+

  • illini420illini420 Posts: 11,513 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    66

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  • OldIndianNutKaseOldIndianNutKase Posts: 2,717 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    67-

  • earlycoinsearlycoins Posts: 282 āœ­āœ­āœ­

    58+

  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    @CommemKing said:
    Certainly is a clean beauty. I would love to see it in a MS67 slab, but with just some light chatter on the obverse I'm goin with MS66+.

    I've seen Morgans with more chatter in 67 holders! If this isn't a 67.....something is wrong!

  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,902 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    66

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  • CRH4LIFECRH4LIFE Posts: 849 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    Jeez! What a Beaut for a 65

  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 16,414 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    @DIMEMAN said:

    @CommemKing said:
    Certainly is a clean beauty. I would love to see it in a MS67 slab, but with just some light chatter on the obverse I'm goin with MS66+.

    I've seen Morgans with more chatter in 67 holders! If this isn't a 67.....something is wrong!

    Did you see the scratch in the hair? I had missed it and guessed MS66, before rainbowroosie pointed it out.

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  • MWallaceMWallace Posts: 4,601 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    He'll! I have the coin in hand and I didn't even notice it..

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  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    @MFeld said:

    @DIMEMAN said:

    @CommemKing said:
    Certainly is a clean beauty. I would love to see it in a MS67 slab, but with just some light chatter on the obverse I'm goin with MS66+.

    I've seen Morgans with more chatter in 67 holders! If this isn't a 67.....something is wrong!

    Did you see the scratch in the hair? I had missed it and guessed MS66, before rainbowroosie pointed it out.

    No I didn't. Good eye it blends right in with the hair.

  • MasonGMasonG Posts: 6,902 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­
    edited July 3, 2019 7:24AM

    @earlycoins said:
    58+

    Got any raw Columbian halves for sale? 58s would be fine... ;)

  • WinLoseWinWinLoseWin Posts: 1,805 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    Nice to see that everyone agrees on grades. :)

    (Difference of opinions helps the market go round.)

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  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,831 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­
    edited July 3, 2019 3:12PM

    I Nailed yet another Guess the Grade thread!! šŸ˜‰šŸ‘

    Iā€™m on a Roll lately!! šŸ˜

    @MFeld @TradeDollarNut @MWallace

    @Stuart said:
    Iā€™m in at MS-65


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  • MWallaceMWallace Posts: 4,601 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    @DIMEMAN said:

    @MFeld said:

    @DIMEMAN said:

    @CommemKing said:
    Certainly is a clean beauty. I would love to see it in a MS67 slab, but with just some light chatter on the obverse I'm goin with MS66+.

    I've seen Morgans with more chatter in 67 holders! If this isn't a 67.....something is wrong!

    Did you see the scratch in the hair? I had missed it and guessed MS66, before rainbowroosie pointed it out.

    No I didn't. Good eye it blends right in with the hair.

    Not a scratch. See link below.

    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1022099/now-wait-a-minute-new-discussion-on-another-thread-about-alleged-scratch-on-columbian-expo-50c

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  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    I was wondering about that. Glad to hear it's not a scratch.

  • MWallaceMWallace Posts: 4,601 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    @DIMEMAN said:
    I was wondering about that. Glad to hear it's not a scratch.

    Me too.

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  • USMarine6USMarine6 Posts: 2,056 āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­āœ­

    If the grade doesn't fit you must resubmit.

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