Just For Fun: Identify This COIN and Give it the ANACS Grade! :::ANSWER REVEALED:::

braddick · October 29, 2004 3:56AM

A board member recently sold me this ANACS 'coin'. Can you identify it and place an ANACS grade to it?

I'll show the whole slab in awhile...
It'll be fun to see who is the closest: What it is. The DATE, and the Grade!
Overse:

Reverse:

See Post Below for the Answer (Slab)!

BigMoose · October 29, 2004 3:58AM

1856 Flying Eagle Cent. Anacs Fr02.

DrWho · October 29, 2004 4:09AM

56 FEC, AG03(?)

seanq · October 29, 2004 4:13AM

1856 Fleagle, Good Details, Net Poor 01, Corrosion.

Sean Reynolds

ziggy29 · October 29, 2004 4:15AM

1858 Flyer, G-4 details, badly corroded, net PO-1.

Edited to add -- Upon closer review of the numeral "5," it looks to be 1858. I originally said 1856. And it *might* net to FR-2, but maybe not.

relayer · October 29, 2004 4:17AM

'56 flyer - FR02

mgoodm3 · October 29, 2004 4:18AM

'56 net po-01.

SethChandler · October 29, 2004 4:20AM

1858 FE Cent
G details, corroded, pitted, net FR02

Seth

earlwbollinger · October 29, 2004 4:22AM

1856 FE Net F02 corroded

longtimecollector · October 29, 2004 4:35AM

1858 FE VG Details net AG3 Corroded

Dang. just saw the original thread author was Braddick........ Make that VG details net P01 Corroded

coincollector1989 · October 29, 2004 4:45AM

FEC 1856 net fr-02 details, corroded

braddick · October 29, 2004 4:47AM

Suprisingly, no one's got it right (yet!).

clackamas · October 29, 2004 5:06AM

FEC 1856 Corroded PF01

GoYankees · October 29, 2004 5:06AM

1856 Flying Eagle

AG Details
Net PO1
Corroded/Damaged

goose3 · October 29, 2004 5:07AM

1858 FE
AG Details Net PoO1
Severe Corrosion

braddick · October 29, 2004 5:09AM

Can you guys believe this? ANACS was either being lazy or it was the very last coin to be graded at the end of a 12 hour work day...

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cohodk · October 29, 2004 5:10AM

1858 anacs ag-3 net po-1 corroded

ziggy29 · October 29, 2004 5:12AM

[edited yet again]

I was pretty sure it wasn't an 1856:

The numeral '5' and the relative position of the vertical bar extending down from the "5" to the ball of the numeral "5" indicate this is not an 1856. In the 1856, this imaginary vertical bar splits the ball of the numeral "5" right down the middle.

But the last digit *does* look like a 6. I wonder if this may have been an attempted alteration?

dthigpen · October 29, 2004 5:14AM

Given the condition and the fact that you purchased from a board member (I assumed for yourself), I assumed it had to be PO-1

Shamika · October 29, 2004 5:14AM

Wow! The coin didn't get a net grade?

braddick · October 29, 2004 5:21AM

<< <i>Wow! The coin didn't get a net grade? >>

Exactly!

It's basically a round, deeply corroded disk with an outline of the Eagle along with some faint lettering. It looks completely rusted out and appears like chunks of it are ready to flake off. No NET grade from ANACS?

By the way... I like it!

seanq · October 29, 2004 5:37AM

Maybe ANACS felt it had Poor-1 details even without the corrosion and there was nowhere left to net it down?

Sean Reynolds

ziggy29 · October 29, 2004 5:39AM

<< <i>Maybe ANACS felt it had Poor-1 details even without the corrosion and there was nowhere left to net it down? >>

Except that the full date is readable and the reverse has full rims. No coin that's PO-1 strictly in terms of wear would be like that.

Shamika · October 29, 2004 5:39AM

<< <i>By the way... I like it! >>

Of course you do!

Peaceman · October 29, 2004 5:58AM

It's the unfriendly butcher variety....... look at the back of the wings..... see the eyes... nose and fish like mouth with teeth....

Sorry I had to put that forever lasting image in your mind braddick..........

Just For Fun: Identify This COIN and Give it the ANACS Grade! :::ANSWER REVEALED:::

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