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1. Will this 1875-S Trade dollar grade or has the toning gotten too crusty?

   

   

   Discussion by TennesseeDave · February 6, 2010 7:37AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   Just got this at a coin show today and liked the crusty look,but is it too crusty to grade?Also whats with the little blob of a mint mark? Edited to ask about the mint mark.

2. Re: Will this 1875-S Trade dollar grade or has the toning gotten too crusty?

   

   Comment by mirabela · February 7, 2010 10:41AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   << <i>I'm doing an everymans collection of Trade$ >> OK, well, there's a coin for it. Mission accomplished. Or, are you doing an everyman's collection of slabs with trade dollars in them? Not trying to bust your hump. Just sayin' ...

3. Re: Will this 1875-S Trade dollar grade or has the toning gotten too crusty?

   

   

   Comment by TennesseeDave · February 7, 2010 12:49AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   << <i>Sure, that'll grade. I can't see why it wouldn't. Question is, why bother? It's a decent looking XF trade dollar and as long as you're confident it's genuine, what else is there to learn? >> I'm doing an everymans collection of Trade$

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   Comment by mirabela · February 7, 2010 12:39AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   Sure, that'll grade. I can't see why it wouldn't. Question is, why bother? It's a decent looking XF trade dollar and as long as you're confident it's genuine, what else is there to learn?

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   Comment by doh · February 6, 2010 7:39AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   Probably lightly cleaned and retoned, but I could see it being market acceptable enough to slab.

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   Comment by keoj · February 7, 2010 11:56AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   That is a type I/II Small s. It is a very, very rare variety, much rarer than a Type I/II large S. keoj

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   Comment by TexasNationals · February 6, 2010 7:45AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   cleaned and retoned- body bag

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   Comment by crypto79 · February 8, 2010 2:35AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   Just got internet back from the snow storm. That is a very MA VF and when grade 4 out of 5 times like clock work. As Keoj said it is the rarest of the known mintmark/ hub-type combos for 75s not counting the s/cc's. Although it carries little premium outside of a few (very cool) nuts.

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   Comment by DDR · February 7, 2010 1:28AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   By the way, TennesseeDave, that is a type II reverse (no berry) which is scarcer than the type I reverse you usually see on an 1875-S Trade dollar. Only about 15 percent of 75-S's are type II.

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    Comment by soty27 · February 8, 2010 2:47AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

    Its always very informative to find out all the different opinions on a coin. IMO the coin has been harshly cleaned, retoend, and I would hope the TPG would body bag the coin. I am going to have to agree with mark on this one though, There are several much worse looking coins in major TPG holders currently so based off of…