1805 half dollar : grade opinions ? and value ? grade posted 2/16/12
deltadimeman
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Grade xf45.
No idea of value.
"“Those who sacrifice liberty for security/safety deserve neither.“(Benjamin Franklin)
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I'm guessing better lighting may make the surfaces look better, as I suspect it looks nice in hand.
Tom
Possibly cleaned.
value $1300-$1800 xf range
$3250-$4000 au range
<< <i>EF-40 or so. I like the coin
type2,CCHunter.
Just not quite all there for an AU grade.
Looks like she has been cleaned but would still pass the smell test.
edited to add - if that is an XYZ slab then it probably says XF40 because ..... well just because.
Regards, Dan
Lance.
peacockcoins
<< <i>35 >>
Do you have maybe 10 or 12 DBH you would like to sell me ?
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
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<< <i>35 >>
Do you have maybe 10 or 12 DBH you would like to sell me ? >>
I have 200 of them for $5 each.
I agree that it was probably overdipped in the past, but that's strong detail. I'd say 45-50, too.
<< <i>I think the images aren't helping the eye appeal of this coin. >>
The eye appeal is what it is. The images may not be helping the perception of the eye appeal.
<< <i>Very nice Choice XF
Just not quite all there for an AU grade.
Looks like she has been cleaned but would still pass the smell test.
edited to add - if that is an XYZ slab then it probably says XF40 because ..... well just because. >>
Looks like my 35 guess was a little closer to the mark than your almost AU guess.
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<< <i>Very nice Choice XF
Just not quite all there for an AU grade.
Looks like she has been cleaned but would still pass the smell test.
edited to add - if that is an XYZ slab then it probably says XF40 because ..... well just because. >>
Looks like my 35 guess was a little closer to the mark than your almost AU guess. >>
Looks like PCGS undergraded it and you were just further off the mark than they were.
Besides, there is a big difference between XF and VF and Choice XF is 45 by the way.
As for those DBH's that you have for sale.....
As to originality, I think the coin was lightly cleaned many years ago and has toned over. Your coin is a very nice example, but the surfaces are a bit too light to be what I would call original. Original silver coins of this vintage are usually darker. I don't have a half dollar of this type that would illustrate this, but I do have a couple silver dollars and half dimes.
1800 half dime - This coin is actually an AU, but NGC net graded it as an EF-45 because of scratches.
1797 half dime, 15 stars, NGC AU-53
1802 silver dollar. This one is an AU-58, but the "look" is the type of thing that many collectors view as original.