1915-S Silver Pan Pac Half

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• coinkid855 Posts: 5,012 ✭✭✭

  January 29, 2012 9:50AM

  I'm more concerned about the overall look of the coin. I think it'll come back altered surfaces.
  
  
  
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• DRUNNER Posts: 3,899 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 29, 2012 9:51AM

  I am trying to spot the obvious damage . . . and I'm not seeing it. I see some die polish in front of the face below ...IFIC, but slide damage would be on the high points and I am just not seeing it. It looks gradeable to me!
  
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• golfer72 Posts: 3,588

  January 29, 2012 9:54AM

  
  
  << <i>I am trying to spot the obvious damage . . . and I'm not seeing it. I see some die polish in front of the face below ...IFIC, but slide damage would be on the high points and I am just not seeing it. It looks gradeable to me!
  
  Drunner >>
  
  Yeah what are you talking about?

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• TomB Posts: 22,091 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 29, 2012 10:38AM

  The slide marks under "CIFIC" in "PACIFIC" on the obverse would keep this in a genuine holder. The surfaces otherwise don't bother me as this issue didn't come with hard luster.

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• kaz Posts: 9,279 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 29, 2012 10:44AM

  from what I can see, I agree with DRunner; those marks look like die polish to me; they don't appear to be on the devices.

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• Broadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 29, 2012 10:56AM

  Those are not die polish marks and not album slide marks.

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• coinkat Posts: 23,856 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 29, 2012 11:05AM

  looks more like die polish - but in all fairness, its a tougher call without the coin in hand- there are die polish lines between the letter in PACIFIC- and the could extend below in the field below

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• Mockingjay Posts: 121 ✭

  January 29, 2012 11:10AM

  First thing I thought was die polish. Any other examples out there with this in the same location?

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• Broadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 29, 2012 11:24AM

  
  
  << <i>First thing I thought was die polish. Any other examples out there with this in the same location? >>
  
  
  
  You'll see a few die polish marks on the reverse of Pan Pan halves but the obverse has a very even granular appearance.

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• LindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 29, 2012 11:30AM

  It's hard to work from images in this case but I'm thinking gradable even if knocked down to AU grade.
  
  I would love to have on of these in AU58 someday.
  
  

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• robertpr Posts: 6,862 ✭✭✭

  January 29, 2012 11:31AM

  Have to agree, the first thing I thought was "what slide marks"? Slide damage would be on the high points; that's die polish. Send it to PCGS, it looks good to me!

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• Justlooking Posts: 2,895 ✭

  January 29, 2012 11:56AM

  Right. The area where the marks appear is a low point, well-protected by the arm, the head and the lettering. Should be fine.

  Let's try not to get upset.

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• rooksmith Posts: 1,097 ✭✭✭✭

  January 29, 2012 12:34PM

  Thanks for the feedback,
  
  I will post some followup pictures and possibly a video (in sunlight!) to give a better view of the surfaces and the possible slide marks (die polish? - I hope!).
  
  
  By the way, I really appreciate the expertise, and honesty on this site. Keep it up !!
  
  
  In case you were interested, or ar looking for a die mark pattern, here is the reverse:
  
  

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• Justlooking Posts: 2,895 ✭

  January 29, 2012 12:41PM

  The surfaces from the Great Southern picture look much different from the obverse photo you posted first.

  Let's try not to get upset.

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