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Half Dime Upgrade - Guess the Grades and comments welcome
Cladiator
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Sorry my pics aren't all that great...
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AU50 to AU58 ?
They are two different coins for sure. Same die marriage but different die state all together.
<< <i>No napkin and no NGC.
They are two different coins for sure. Same die marriage but different die state all together. >>
whew, bless your heart ... You never struck me as a guy to cheat the system
okay, let me re guess...
The top coin is xf40 and the bottom one is MS61
<< <i>Looks like it was cleaned and album re-toned. >>
Which one?
I like them.
-Amanda
I'm a YN working on a type set!
My Buffalo Nickel Website Home of the Quirky Buffaloes Collection!
Proud member of the CUFYNA
Buying top quality Seated Dimes in Gem BU and Proof.
Buying great coins - monster eye appeal only.
I am going to say you upgraded an XF coin with a high end AU coin. The new coin may be MS but I can't tell thru all that luster which is a good thing. Both nice coins, but the new coin is a real looker.
AU55, I like the toning.
<< <i>Working on my attribution skills... are they V-7s? >>
You got it kiddo, LM10/V7 both of them. Now, which one is the later die state? I know the pics make it hard to do this kind of work but there is at least one clearly visible marker that should give it away.
My personal opinion is that the first coin has been dipped and retoned, how it got the toning I've no idea. The second coin, in my opinion, is original...for whatever that's worth now a days LOL. Interesting grade guesses so far.
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<< <i>Working on my attribution skills... are they V-7s? >>
You got it kiddo, LM10/V7 both of them. Now, which one is the later die state? I know the pics make it hard to do this kind of work but there is at least one clearly visible marker that should give it away. >>
I would guess that determining die state on this marriage deals with S2 on the reverse. So based on that, I am guessing that the first coin is a later die state because S2 appears to be 'filled' to a greater degree than on the second coin.
I'm new at this.
-Amanda
I'm a YN working on a type set!
My Buffalo Nickel Website Home of the Quirky Buffaloes Collection!
Proud member of the CUFYNA
<< <i>You're on to something with the S's but look at a different S. >>
The S in PLURIBUS?
-Amanda
I'm a YN working on a type set!
My Buffalo Nickel Website Home of the Quirky Buffaloes Collection!
Proud member of the CUFYNA
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<< <i>You're on to something with the S's but look at a different S. >>
The S in PLURIBUS?
-Amanda >>
Nope.
Amanda - look at the upper loop of S1 and you should see what you're looking for.
The method you can use to see which of the two coins pictured is the later die state is in the upper loop of S1. Neither of them are "filled" but you can see a small die chip in the bottom coin. The top coin is clear and free of any defect. Thus the top coin is an earlier die state than the lower coin.
-Amanda
I'm a YN working on a type set!
My Buffalo Nickel Website Home of the Quirky Buffaloes Collection!
Proud member of the CUFYNA
<< <i>Oh, I see! I had to get my magnifying glass out to see the die chip in S-1!
-Amanda >>
Yeah it is small to see on these photos but remember the pics are many times magnified compared to holding the half dime in your hand. You think that chip is small now hehheeh
Congrats on the new purchase, it found a good home.
Ron