grade estimate help....

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• Russ Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭

  September 29, 2007 2:59AM

  AU53.
  
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• TomB Posts: 22,066 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 29, 2007 3:46AM

  That looks like a pretty nice coin, but it is a Capped Bust half (CBH) and not a Bust dollar as your attachment is labeled. The issues from the mid 1820s were generally the best struck coins of this series, in my experience, and I would grade the coin EF45. However, the open field of the reverse looks too light to match the remainder of the coin and I wonder if someone spot cleaned the coin.

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• Coxe Posts: 11,139 ✭

  September 29, 2007 3:51AM

  XF+ for the wear. Looks nice anyway.

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• Shamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭

  September 29, 2007 4:28AM

  AU50

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• ziggy29 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭

  September 29, 2007 4:29AM

  Another vote for XF-45.

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• gr8gabbo Posts: 59

  September 29, 2007 5:16AM

  thanks for the responses. at least I am not spending more than the xf price. still learning to grade.....can be tough outside your norm....

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• 123cents Posts: 7,178 ✭✭✭

  September 29, 2007 5:38AM

  Looks about AU-50 to me.

  

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• Frankcoins Posts: 4,571 ✭✭✭

  September 29, 2007 5:40AM

  XF45

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• fc Posts: 12,793 ✭✭✭

  September 29, 2007 5:42AM

  nice coin. i will say 40-45.

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• cape Posts: 1,621 ✭

  September 29, 2007 8:40AM

  definately au 50-55

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• morgansforever Posts: 8,470 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 29, 2007 9:22AM

  The first pic is gr8gabbo's bustie, which appears to be original, and in the range of EF-AU.
  The second is a PCGS AU55. Hope this helps a bit
  
  
  
  

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• Cam40 Posts: 8,146 ✭

  September 29, 2007 9:35AM

  50-53

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• morgansforever Posts: 8,470 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 29, 2007 10:29AM

  The more I keep looking at it I want to say AU53. The stars have pretty good detail.

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• RedneckHB Posts: 19,661 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 29, 2007 10:35AM

  Diminished luster makes it a 45. Very nice.

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