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Colorful 1895 Barber Dime! Guess the Grade Iphone pics added post 43 Grade Posted
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Has to be from one of the old vintage albums.
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technically I think it's an EF but with the nice toning I'd say it got an AU-50, but I would grade it an ef40 or ef45.
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OK, I'll bat leadoff.
53+ surfaces bumped for the color
PCGS said 55
You're batting second Mannie!!
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No plus from me, I see 53, and I know @ricko will be very very disturbed with this one
P.S. unless this is super looking in hand, and your photo skills have seriously deteriorated significantly today
Lol, I obviously don't have enough speed to hit leadoff.
I would say AU50
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Normally I wouldn't take pictures on a day like today because I use a mix of natural and incandescent light. It's dark and cloudy today. Because of that I'm not showing the nice underlying luster. This would be a good one for rotating video.
XF-40. PCGS is tough on this date.
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Not disturbed with it.... People like that sort of tarnish... Just not me. No different than art, literature or companions. We choose to indulge in that which attracts us..... Sure glad we do not all like the same thing. There would not have been enough red heads to go around.
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Looks as if the side was retired before I stepped into the batter's box...
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45.
40
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I'll guess AU50. Neat 1895. Looks original, but not really the type of toning I prefer.
Dave
53
Although a bump up in an MS grade (such as MS63 to MS64) is possible, if a coin has the wear of an XF PCGS will not award the AU grade no matter how nice the surfaces or toning.
Another vote for AU53
I’m in at 50
Wow, I’m surprised by the EF guesses! Surely this coin is a solid AU? I was actually thinking 55 or above.
I'm in the 50 camp.
53
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I'm going 45, and I like the coin. Just bought my first Mint State Barber dime yesterday!
Good to know and I'm glad to hear that as I'm not a fan of bumping up a grade for toning (or luster).
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I like it at XF45 also.
Ken
I thought for sure you were going to grade it ED-53
If you could find a whole album full of those, man that would be something special....My guess is they are long gone now.
AU in my book. Let's say 55.
45 in my mind. Not a fan of the color, but that's just me.
50 is my guess also.
Really like the reverse!
Curious...I might try doing a video with my phone. Can that be uploaded to the site without a supporting sight like youtube or the like? My pictures really don't do this coin justice.
50
Mr_Spud
Translation..... most of the guesses are too low.
55
Mid-AU. Too much luster for XF.
An XF45 downgraded to XF40 because of excessive marks for the grade. The toning tends to hide the many marks.
I might be high but 53
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Enough wear to make me question this high of a grade, but I think it might be a 53 (or maybe a 50)
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My gut was that the wear is pretty light and lustre seems decent. 53 is somewhat of an oddball grade, but that’s what came to mind, so that’s my guess.
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The toning tends to hide the many marks.
You are seeing the same thing I am. The mark by "LIBERTY" kind of bothers me. Surfaces should be cleaner for the piece to be called XF-45, in my opinion. Besides, the band below "LIBERTY" is not complete. That alone should disqualify this 1895 Philly issue from XF-45 consideration. Sticking with XF-40 for this one.
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Weak strike or an AU50.
Jim
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53, with a color bump to 55
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I'm in the AU50 camp...
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Tried my new phone for pictures!
The obverse looks even worse in the second set of photos.
It's time for the grade.
It's an attempt to show the underlying luster! They say 48 hours is the rule of thumb for grade reveal!
Seems more people agree with me than not. I also believe some of the XF graders would change their opinion with an in hand viewing. This coin screams AU to me and I just figured PCGS wasn't a fan of the toning. I've been putting an AU set of Barber Dimes together and this coin is as nice or nicer than any of the 50's and 53's I've handled.
Thought for sure it was AU50.
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Well, looks like I was wrong.
No, on second thought, PCGS was wrong and I, as usual, was right.
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