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Grade Opinions - 1857 Flying Eagle

RSundermierRSundermier Posts: 104
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Please give me your grade opinions on this :

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Thanks! I'll post back later .....
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  • KurtHornKurtHorn Posts: 1,382 ✭
    I'm getting gun shy about gradeing from posted pics... so...

    What the heck. VF 35
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  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    VF30.
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  • coppercoinscoppercoins Posts: 6,084 ✭✭✭
    EF40, the coin suffers from a typical weak strike.
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  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭
    30 maybe 35.
  • tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭
    40.
  • fivecentsfivecents Posts: 11,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
    XF45
  • DoctorPaperDoctorPaper Posts: 616 ✭✭✭
    XF40, but I'm getting the impression from the smallish picture that there may be some swirly cleaning lines to the left of the date below the eagle. As a matter of fact, the whole area beneath the eagle looks funny(?cleaning), but it's pretty hard to be certain because of the size of the picture.
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  • michaelmichael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭✭
    xf
  • DickyBetzDickyBetz Posts: 3,825
    EF-40
  • michaelmichael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭✭
    also i love the above average eye appeal of this coin
    looks original unmolested example and also with much original orange coloration and also an even skin to the coin
  • ziggy29ziggy29 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭
    40?
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,848 ✭✭✭✭✭
    EF-40 sharpness for sure. There could be some surface damage or smoothing under the eagle, but it's probably the odd angle of the picture.
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  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,464 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Every PCGS AU coin I've looked at isn't AU, so I'll guess AU50 even though it looks 40.
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  • LRCTomLRCTom Posts: 857 ✭✭✭
    EF-40. 1857s tend to be soft in the tail area, so you have to keep that in mind.

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  • relayerrelayer Posts: 10,570 ✭

    The angle and size don't help, but it looks like a nice 40
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  • partagaspartagas Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭
    concur with the rest of the 40's. But would be wary as to the swirlys. Where theres smoke theres fire.
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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'd buy it as a VF from that picture but could indeed be EF

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,897 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'd go 40 to 45.

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  • mnmcoinmnmcoin Posts: 2,165 ✭
    45/50

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  • mirabelamirabela Posts: 5,105 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Details 40 at least. Evidently some luster remains; could be better than that. I'd want to see it, though -- the aforementioned swirlies could mean trouble.
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  • jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭✭✭
    PCGS-45?

  • DSH1963DSH1963 Posts: 282
    AU50
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