CBH's with Fall and Autumn Colors ... and a Guess the Grade (revealed)

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pursuitofliberty
pursuitofliberty Posts: 7,926 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited October 8, 2023 6:25PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Feel free to guess the grade, or show your CBH's with fall and autumn colors ... or BOTH!

GRADE REVEALED IN POST #18

This one has both a TV and a my shot




“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”

Todd - BHNC #242

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  • BustDMs
    BustDMs Posts: 1,706 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Looks “good” to me. 😉

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  • braddick
    braddick Posts: 25,183 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    AU55
    And, your photos look better than the TrueView.

    Sweet acquisition and nice work.

  • mtn_scout
    mtn_scout Posts: 105 ✭✭✭
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    AU55

  • pursuitofliberty
    pursuitofliberty Posts: 7,926 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    We've got "good" and "MS65" ... guess who I'm selling too!?!

    Kidding!!! :D:D:D

    Thanks! @braddick I appreciate the compliment.


    “We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”

    Todd - BHNC #242
  • OKbustchaser
    OKbustchaser Posts: 5,570 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    58...me likey.

    Her older sister

    Just because I'm old doesn't mean I don't love to look at a pretty bust.
  • pcgscacgold
    pcgscacgold Posts: 3,827 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I will go with very nice, and AU55.

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  • TomB
    TomB Posts: 23,185 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I'll go with AU58, but this coin is a great example of how difficult it can be to grade this series with respect to strike, wear, "cabinet friction" and the like.

    Regardless, it looks great!

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  • FlyingAl
    FlyingAl Posts: 4,468 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    AU55 from me. I like the color a lot!

    Todd- any chance you're shooting a stop high for exposure?

    Coin Photography

  • Eldorado9
    Eldorado9 Posts: 2,822 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 8, 2023 1:29PM
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    Very attractive coin! i”ll go 58+ with CAC!

  • Pnies20
    Pnies20 Posts: 2,604 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @pursuitofliberty said:
    We've got "good" and "MS65" ... guess who I'm selling too!?!

    Kidding!!! :D:D:D

    Thanks! @braddick I appreciate the compliment.

    You better! I was the underbidder! 😭

    BHNC #248 … 140 and counting.

  • jayPem
    jayPem Posts: 4,118 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Lovely!
    I'll go with a conservative 53..
    Maybe a tad less luster across the portrait than a 55 or 58 would have?

  • Victa
    Victa Posts: 43 ✭✭✭
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    I'm in the AU-55 camp and yes, your pics are better than the TrueViews, unless of course the coin is an MS-65!

  • gumby1234
    gumby1234 Posts: 5,901 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Ill say 58

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  • Morgan13
    Morgan13 Posts: 2,691 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    The grade is a coin toss but the originality is definetly a winner!

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  • Davidk7
    Davidk7 Posts: 674 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    55

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  • erwindoc
    erwindoc Posts: 5,447 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    58 and absolutely lovely!

  • pursuitofliberty
    pursuitofliberty Posts: 7,926 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Grade revealed here!

    Besides being correct, I think @jayPem made a very astute observation. As beautiful as this coin is in hand (and she is!), she is missing the frost you would want on the portrait and some of the other high points for a high-end 55 or 58 coin. While I can see her as a 55 on any given day (maybe more days than I can see her as a 53), I guess I am okay with the 53 grade as well, especially if we're going to hold to the highest standard.

    Also, I think @TomB 's comment this coin is a great example of how difficult it can be to grade this series with respect to strike, wear, "cabinet friction" and the like is apropos, as this coin is deceptive both in hand and in the images. Experience helps here, for sure ... and so does the ability to see her in hand.

    The sad part of @Pnies comment is as much as we tried not to go head-to-head on lots recently, we did both bid on this one. I had placed a proxy that held, and he went live, but didn't push too hard. It actually might end up in his collection at some point, but we'll make him wait at least another day! >:)B):D

    Thanks for all the comments!

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    “We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”

    Todd - BHNC #242
  • Pnies20
    Pnies20 Posts: 2,604 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Great looking coin. Wish I could have gotten a few more of those “4799s” in that auction.

    BHNC #248 … 140 and counting.

  • pcgscacgold
    pcgscacgold Posts: 3,827 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It is remarkable just now nice CBH's look in the 53 grade. In 2022 there was a thread for members to post AU53 coins. The CBH crowd came out in force and posted many beautiful examples (many of you commented here). I will use those and this one to gain a better understanding of luster or lack of that causes what looks like a 55 to be a 53.

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