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For fun, I purchased a common 1910 half-dollar in an old time Kraft envelope with a grade of "fine"

TallahasseeCoinClubTallahasseeCoinClub Posts: 499 ✭✭✭✭
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I grade it significantly higher than that, though, even with a couple of faint pinscratches on the portrait.


Official PCGS account of:

www.TallahasseeCoinClub.com

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    World67World67 Posts: 13,098 ✭✭✭✭✭

    VF35

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    2windy2fish2windy2fish Posts: 1,143 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I for one, would like to see the flip!

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    RedRocketRedRocket Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CaptHenway said:
    There used to be three grades. Good, Fine and Unc.
    This is less than Unc.

    The term "basal state" in coin grading was introduced by Dr. William H. Sheldon in 1949.

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    grote15grote15 Posts: 30,244 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice looking coin. I'd grade it VF-30.



    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
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    Eric_BabulaEric_Babula Posts: 448 ✭✭✭✭

    I agree with the VF-35 grade. Nice pickup!

    Rocking my "shiny-object-syndrome"!!!

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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 34,227 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Altar St. Peter’s Cathedral > @Nephilim said:

    @CaptHenway said:
    There used to be three grades. Good, Fine and Unc.
    This is less than Unc.

    The term "basal state" in coin grading was introduced by Dr. William H. Sheldon in 1949.

    I strongly suspect that this coin was taken out of circulation before then.

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    TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 45,267 ✭✭✭✭✭

    XF details-cleaned.

    Practice makes perfect & nobody is perfect. So, practice being nobody and be perfect !

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    coinkatcoinkat Posts: 24,563 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Doubtful that it will straight grade- still a reasonable coin for a 7070 type set... or the album of your choice

    Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.

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    TallahasseeCoinClubTallahasseeCoinClub Posts: 499 ✭✭✭✭

    @Morgan White said:
    VF35

    I am grading it VF-30, a five point deduction off of VF-35 sharpness for the two hairlines on the cheek.

    Official PCGS account of:

    www.TallahasseeCoinClub.com

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    MFeldMFeld Posts: 17,282 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @TallahasseeCoinClub said:

    @Morgan White said:
    VF35

    I am grading it VF-30, a five point deduction off of VF-35 sharpness for the two hairlines on the cheek.

    You’re free to grade it however you want. However, two hairlines (or even scratches) on the cheek won’t typically lower the grade of a VF coin, or for that matter, most other circulated grades.

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

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    TallahasseeCoinClubTallahasseeCoinClub Posts: 499 ✭✭✭✭

    Thanks, Mark. I'm just too much of an old EAC guy to give up on sharpness/net grading!

    Official PCGS account of:

    www.TallahasseeCoinClub.com

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    mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 7,344 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @TallahasseeCoinClub said:
    I grade it significantly higher than that, though, even with a couple of faint pinscratches on the portrait.


    Choice Very Fine. The tiny scratches don't bother me in the least. ;)

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    Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 10,067 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice coin

    Investor

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