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Picked up a 1851 Three Cent Silver - Grade opinions??
mark_dak
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Picked up a silver 3 cent piece today. I'm curious those of you with more experience than I have with these might grade this one... Any opinions would be appreciated.
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AU something. It would have to be seen in hand to be more specific. It looks like a nice example.
Technical grade is XF - note the wear on the shield where it meets up with the lines of the star?
However, the reverse is MS - note the fins on the C
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Assumed XF when I picked it up but it seems like these get a little "soft" treatment when being graded as I had the time to look at more examples closer. Kind of thinking a pretty solid AU the more I look at.
It looks approximately AU50-53 to me.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Nice coin. I had a 3 cent piece when I was a kid. Found it in one of my grandpa's books. I guess you could call it an unauthorised find. Stealing? Anyway....subsequently my cousin stole it from me. I know it was him. He's currently doing life without parole in the Nevada State pen.....not for coin theft but something else. I miss his wife but not him. As far as I'm concerned they could have just as well convicted him for the missing 3-center. I was only 9 years old at the time of the robbery. Never did like him after that. He deserved everything he got. Still......I do miss his wife. She was a nice kid. Pretty girl. What a shame.
Hydrant, it wasn't an AU 1851 was it? Haha, quite a story!
With all due respect, it's not a "Haha" story. I don't remember the date or the condition. But I do remember Larkin. Sweet girl.
Low AU, a little rim damage, but not too bad. Nice original look.
Au 53 maybe
Should come back xf
MFeld and Smudge,markleman1125 and Scarsdale Coin,
I guess it's the lack of detail that makes these difficult for me to judge condition. Examples I see mostly over grade what I would offer. Kind of wondering if this series may be prone to weak strikes and lack of detail in design. I have a number of 3 Cent nickel coins and feel pretty good about how those get graded... don't ave the same confidence in my grading silver three cents.
Paid $40 for it so I didn't feel I was going to miss either way...
Agreed.
Likely will get the dreaded 53 because of rim "bruising."
(Sounds better than "dings.")
I agree with low AU... Not sure what else the tarnish is hiding....Cheers, RickO