AverageStacker

2 hours ago, Quintus Arrius said:

All of what I have noted will be used against you when it comes time to sell.  You want something free of obvious commotion. Something you can be proud of.  Set your sights higher.  Don't compromise. There's another train right behind this one. Be patient, and your patience will be rewarded.

And all taken into consideration.  This isn't about selling down the line,  this is about a personal collection. The whole point of the post was to evaluate a proper price range that I would be willing to offer the seller. 

2 hours ago, numisport said:

My guess would be similar MS62. Of course I will comment further..... I recommend choosing an 82, 83, or 84CC as you can afford an MS 65 or even a nice PL coin. As you probably know the 85 CC exists in large numbers and will never be rare or even scarce. That said they are very popular hence the higher price. Besides, for a few bucks more you could buy one 2 grades higher.

Thank you for your thoughts.  I already have an 82, 83, and 84 hence why I waslooking at this one.  

19 minutes ago, Quintus Arrius said:

@AverageStacker Just curious....

How many rocket-propelled grenades must a coin resembling a lunar surface sustain before common-sense prevails and something obvious to a child dictates that enough is enough --post-strike process? I don't recall seeing any other weighty coins (double-eagles, present-day ASE's subjected to such sustained bombardment)  -- and with that graze of the scalp and impacted incisors, does what we're left with condemn the rest of us to a lifetime of repeated recitations justifying qualification for lofty Mint State status? And this is just the obverse! Would not you want a coin that can stand proudly, without explanations or excuses, on its own? All that surface activity may qualify the coin for like-new, pre-owned, almost uncirculated status.  The reverse I leave for the embalmers at conservation to practice their potions on now that the vocal majority here has voted against "wear" on the basis of historical facts, PMD, whatever.

The coin, nevertheless, is eligible for Federal disaster aid.

Ummm...I haven't said anything other than ask for rough grade estimate. 

couple additional pics

Looking at picking this 1885-CC GSA up and would like some opinions on it's grade. I do not have this in hand so I can't provide any better pics, but I think this will be good enough for now. Appreciate ANY feedback on this!

11 hours ago, DWLange said:

That is one we would do, though the condition of that coin may not justify the expense. If you do submit it please make certain that you identify the variety sought, as missing FG is not something we typically look for in variety attribution.

Thank you DWLange. This is more about just the attribution as I have not seen one graded before. 

Seeing no verified examples of any attribution, would NGC slab this coin (upon examination of course) as a No FG? Not only is there no FG, Lincoln has been almost completely polished away. You can clearly see the abrasion scratches from the over polishing on the reverse.

1 hour ago, Woods020 said:

Are the rims in tact? I ask because I’ve seen a few now that were exposed to acid, and the acid deteriorated the inner copper with little impact on the clad layer. The rims will look almost like a pulley. Actually one of the first questions I had on this forum was what caused it. 

Yes, the rims are in tact. There appears to be no indication of any type of chemical exposure, hence my being perplexed...

2 hours ago, Oldhoopster said:

The only thing that would be close is a half dollar struck on nickel stock (circled in red).  Since nickels aren't clad, you should be able to easily confirm this by looking at the edge.

 

(I saved a pic of the following table from a post on another forum and don't know the original reference.)

The edge looks like any other normal clad half.

Bringing this from the dead! I've been searching for info on this exact scenario for a couple months and came across this thread. I have a 1972P Kennedy Half that has a consistent weight (averaged over 10 times and other clad halves weigh normal) at 10.3g. It does not appear to have any excessive wear and the diameter and thickness appear to be within tolerance. I've found a few references to this on the 72P and the 79P but no clear answers. For now, I have just put it into a 2x2 and set it aside as an oddity but would love to know if anything further has been found.