Grading opinions on a seated half.
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Seated coinage is not really my specialty, far from it actually.
What is your opinion on the grade of this 1853 Seated Half?
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Like you, I'm not an expert on grading these, but I have looked at quite a few when building my type sets. I'd call it VF30.
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PS I would said vf35 wouldn't bother me at all. Also, I've always liked the rays design on the reverse of that year.
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XF40. LIBERTY is sharp.
I like it as a 40 too. Nice coin!
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Nice XF.
VF35-ish
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40 feels right.
40
Maybe just the pictures but my first impression was xf details.
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Somewhere in the xf range... Tough to tell if any luster or issues that could be a details coin.
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XF40 details but downgraded to a 35 because of excessive small marks in the obverse fields.
Strong XF40.
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VF35
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VF 30
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I’m waffling into a 40; there’s a lot to like about this one.
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Solid EF40 wear-wise with light surface granularity that is exposed by cleaning/wiping. I'm not sure if it would straight grade at EF40, but I tend to be overly picky. I would certainly buy it as an example of a die marriage, or if it "speaks to me." Some coins do, particularly rare DMs. That coin doesn't speak to me, though, on its looks alone.
Edited to add: The more I look at it the more I feel that it's a cleaned, lightly corroded coin that has retoned a bit. After having one similar to this rejected recently by PCGS, I doubt it will straight grade.
XF details seems right to me.
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XF details seems right to me.
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XF details
XF40 details, depending on what it looks like in hand.
If straight graded, I feel a strong VF35 is warranted.
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I'm not anything like an expert (duh!), but I have a VF30 and a VF35 seated Liberty half, and this one looks better than either of mine. I'd guess XF40.
But I don't know about the texture of the surface on both sides; it may end up details.
Curious: what is connecting the U of UNITED to the rim denticles? Cud, strikethrough, what? None of my 53s has that.
VF/XF. Leaning towards XF.
Looks like a die crack.
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I think VF35 based on the obverse. Interesting die crack at U on the rev. Nice looking coin!
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XF40 details
Love the die break at 8 O’ clock on the reverse!!
…and another die break at 11:30.
Cool coin !!