Grade / Opinions wanted on this 1855 S half dollar
seateddime
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If it's yours, congratulations. Mine is only a Good or VG.
Ray
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The obverse die may have been injured or a late die state, which would account for th lack of detail on the upper part of Ms. Liberty's body. But I'm no expert in this era. I'm just going by what I think I see.
and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
<< <i>Great coin. It's really hard to tell from photos on this one. From what I see it's probably in the AU55 area but I can only look at luster in hand honestly. The reverse looks maybe even higher then the obverse but strike wasn't always as consistent either in the day. >>
We bought in an 1855-S the other day with an AG-3 obverse and a VG-8 reverse.
TD
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<< <i>AU, but might be cleaned. Hard to tell from the pics. >>
Kind of strange on the reverse that inside the mouth of the eagle it's dark but the surrounding of the head looks clean.
<< <i>I like it. That is one heluva TOUGH coin to find in any condition, and that one looks sharp. By comparison, grade wise, here's mine which is a PCGS VF25....
Great piece dizzy!
From a non experts perspective this is my opinion.
I won't comment on the toning details of your coin from just the photo. It appears yours
has a bit more drapery, or something there that looks like drapery. They come
without drapery, partial drapery & with drapery depending on the amount of lapping
that was done. Not sure about the rim area around 2:30 if it's a bump. The obv
shield LIBERTY is just about full, as most have parts missing as in Dizzyfoxx's, however
the rev shield has the usual light, or missing lines at the left lower area.
The star centrils are nearly full and the arrowheads and feathers have good detail.
The head, toe and gown seem more full than my coin and the reverse top wings, head,
shield and claws feet are sharply struck, but you do have a few more contact marks. The
large S is positioned with the right sides aligning with the F in HALF, similar to mine,
whereas the VF coin is centered on the F.
Hard to tell the grade of yours without seeing it, but I would think if it is gradeable it would
be around an AU-55. The pop of an AU-53 is 3/4. It is a tough coin to find unless messed with.
Nice pickup!
R.I.P. Bear
<< <i>AU-50, a very nice coin. >>