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

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• Twobitcollector Posts: 3,951 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 2:51AM

  67

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• Higashiyama Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 3:20AM

  66?

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

  Higashiyama

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• Treashunt Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 3:47AM

  65

  Frank
  
  BHNC #203
  
  

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• batumi Posts: 865 ✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 3:59AM

  nice coin1 ms66 cac

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• MWallace Posts: 4,352 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 4:59AM

  @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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• MFeld Posts: 14,948 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 5:20AM

  66

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

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• CommemKing Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 5:22AM

  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+.

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• BryceM Posts: 11,863 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 5:32AM

  Nice looking coin. I’m in the 66 camp.

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 5:48AM

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

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• U1chicago Posts: 6,560 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 5:52AM

  MS 66 and very nice!

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• asheland Posts: 23,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 10:24AM

  Gulp. MS64.

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• BGERRISH Posts: 74 ✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 10:56AM

  MS65+

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• johnny9434 Posts: 29,292 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 11:31AM

  ms 66

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• cheezhed Posts: 6,013 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 11:35AM

  66

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• CRH4LIFE Posts: 849 ✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 12:15PM

  I’m going for 66+ or 67

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• Stuart Posts: 9,831 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 12:28PM edited July 2, 2019 12:33PM

  I’m in at MS-65
  
  Enlarged Images to Better Depict Details

  
  

  
  Stuart
  
  Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal
  
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• Smudge Posts: 9,824 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 1:31PM

  66. Great strike.

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• rainbowroosie Posts: 4,875 ✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 1:34PM

  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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• ChrisH821 Posts: 6,752 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 2:24PM

  66+

  Collector, occasional seller

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• CaptHenway Posts: 32,784 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 2:35PM

  Santa Maria! What a coin!!!

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• BUFFNIXX Posts: 2,727 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 2:58PM

  MS66

  Collector of Buffalo Nickels and other 20th century United States Coinage
  a.k.a "The BUFFINATOR"

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• Nic Posts: 3,416 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 2:59PM

  @rainbowroosie said:
  Scratched in the hair, net details

  Agree. Though guess 65 net graded.

  My 1866 Philly Mint Set

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• tradedollarnut Posts: 20,209 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 3:00PM

  64. Impaired luster

  Early Dollar Set

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• NumisOxide Posts: 11,003 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 3:18PM

  MS65

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• mannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 3:43PM

  65/65+

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• Indulger Posts: 139 ✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 6:25PM

  66+

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• illini420 Posts: 11,467 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 6:30PM

  66

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• OldIndianNutKase Posts: 2,715 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 7:05PM

  67-

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• earlycoins Posts: 282 ✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 7:21PM

  58+

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• DIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 7:33PM

  @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!

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• Dave99B Posts: 8,703 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 9:15PM

  66

  Dave

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• CRH4LIFE Posts: 849 ✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2019 10:55PM

  Jeez! What a Beaut for a 65

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• MFeld Posts: 14,948 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 3, 2019 3:05AM

  @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.

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

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• MWallace Posts: 4,352 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 3, 2019 5:06AM

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

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• DIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 3, 2019 5:45AM

  @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.

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• MasonG Posts: 6,262 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 3, 2019 7:23AM edited July 3, 2019 7:24AM

  @earlycoins said:
  58+

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

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• WinLoseWin Posts: 1,709 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 3, 2019 7:38AM

  Nice to see that everyone agrees on grades.

  (Difference of opinions helps the market go round.)

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• Stuart Posts: 9,831 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 3, 2019 2:58PM edited July 3, 2019 3:12PM

  I Nailed yet another Guess the Grade thread!! 😉👍

  I’m on a Roll lately!! 😁

  @MFeld @TradeDollarNut @MWallace
  
  

  @Stuart said:
  I’m in at MS-65

  
  Stuart
  
  Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal
  
  "Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity"

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• MWallace Posts: 4,352 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 3, 2019 6:17PM

  @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

  http://www.SmallDollars.com

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• DIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 3, 2019 6:28PM

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

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• MWallace Posts: 4,352 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 3, 2019 6:29PM

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

  Me too.

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• USMarine6 Posts: 1,952 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 4, 2019 2:48AM

  If the grade doesn't fit you must resubmit.

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