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1828 Half Dollar – Opinions Please, Guess the Grade
matteproof
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How do you like this 1828 half dollar that I recently picked up? Your thoughts, grades, impressions, etc are appreciated and welcome whether good or bad. Can you tell “which” 1828 half dollar this is? Thanks! matteproof
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Has some cool diagnostics though...
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I like this coin and feel it is at least PCGS AU 58. The obverse fields look to have disturbed luster so I doubt it is in MS holder but I see no rub.
I would take that coin in a second. Thanks for sharing...Mike
Take care...Mike
AU55.........
TorinoCobra71
I'll second the vote, O-117. The upper portion of the C looks doubled to me.
Does anyone think that a 177 year old coin can be naturally white after all these years? What happens to your wife's silverware after it's sat in the silverware box for a year or so?
The coin has virtually full Mint State shaprness and is well struck, BUT it's been cleaned to make it a pasty white if what is showing up on the scan is how the coin really looks.
Old time grading, AU-50, which is net of AU-58 sharpness, less cleaning. "New time" grading in the slab AU-55.
Don't get me wrong. It's a decent piece, but if I am looking for an "original coin," this is not it.
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And my first gut feeling was 55.
I'm just wondering if this was toned and the rub showed up more as lighter areas, if the ones feeling it is mint-state (or mint state details) would be saying Au?
I'm mentioning this because when we see a toned Bust half and sometimes there will be just the most minute lighter
areas on the high points most will say AU. Here we have a Casper looking Bust half to where it doesn't show as much.
Just an observation folks.
I guess AU-58 as well ??
K S