Early half dollars - which didn't grade on my recent submission? Results posted.
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Two received straight grades, two genuine holders. See if you can tell which did not grade.
Early half dollars - which didn't grade on my recent submission? Results posted.
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Voted "A&D"...
Though, I will say it is a little hard to tell from the photos. I assume "cleaning" is the verdict, but not sure I can see them well enough to definitively claim cleaning. For instance, "A" looks too white...but may be wholesome besides a dipping. "C" looks original...but there could be cleaning up close.
Took my best shot.
Added: (Made my decision, then voted and posted wrong....fixed the post, but can't change my vote.
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The pictures do not allow for closer examination but I guessed A and D.
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A and D all the way to my eye
And I think B and C
B and D
B is damaged. While A and D look cleaned (especially A) the cleaning on D is uneven.
I voted A and B.
Well.... I will say B and D.... I agree with @Insider2....Cheers, RickO
I’ll take the 1795 O-110a please.
A&B.
Lance.
A&D.
What the heck...kindda a crapshoot in away. At a glance I am with B+C.
LOL! I just looked! Certainly not B! Can I change to A+C? I know C has a scratch but the originality should trump the scratch.
Wouldn't surprise me if it is A+D. If I was buying C would be my 1st choice.
Haha I voted for which ones would grade on accident!
Would Say A and B no grade, cleaned
I wanna change my vote....
Tough from the images but I will go with B and C
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I'm going with A & C.
And I think B and C
> @amwldcoin said:
I also love C and would be a buyer at a good price point, but I keep going back to the advent of mass third party grading and the number one selling point at that time was to be able to buy a coin sight unseen and trust there were no surprises.
That gouge would surely be a surprise to me if purchasing that coin sight unseen. That alone should keep it out of a straight slab.
I voted A and D. A has been cleaned and D might well have been bent. The wear is uneven.
Bottom 2, low grades. 225 years old, what do we expect in condition? They all got a grade as details is still a grade category.
I voted A and D. A has been cleaned and D just looked " off" to me.
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I voted A & B
B and C due due damage.
B for sure.
I'd be guessing on the second half that didn't grade.
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Great poll. I'm going with A & D graded straight. I wanted to vote C but that old scratch may have gennied it?
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Net grade them all, that's my answer.
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Those who responded A & B were correct - @Electricity @CoinJunkie @cucamongacoin
@lkeigwin and @Treashunt do not have to turn in their Bust Half Nut Club cards, either. [Treashunt - I saw you changed to A & B before I edited this.]
For those playing at home, A is O-103, T29. It is not as obvious from the straight-on photos, but there is a bend at the rim. This is what caused the weird wear pattern at RTY. If not for that, it might have been dinged for an old cleaning.
B is O-104, T24. This is the coin that got me interested in collecting varieties. I'm not sure of the reason, but something was messed up at stars 10, 11 and 12.
C is O-110, T21. A fairly late die state with the double crack, probably causing the weak date. I wasn't sure it would pass, but the gouges are old and I guess acceptable for the grade.
The previous 3 were all purchased back in the 1990's before I knew any better.
D is O-129, T7. I got this on eBay a couple years ago. I thought is was at least AG03, so made an offer accordingly. It is also a later die state, the reverse die is weak down the middle which probably accounts for the odd wear pattern.
Thanks for your input, everyone!
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Rats, I said A & D, I should have gone with A & B
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I actually read the question wrong...missed it anyway!
I voted A&D before I saw the larger photos then thought, oops! B looks like something done to the right obv.. still fun though. Coin C with those humongous die cracks is really neat.