Take a crack at this dark toned 1814 single leaf bust half

[JRocco]

I posted this ATS but wanted my friends here to look at this coin also for their thoughts.

This one is a dark toned 1814 O-105a single leaf R4+.

 

Edgar Souders writes in his Top 100 R4 and R5 RAG that most survivors of this marriage are in the AG to Fine grade.

Let me point out that the coin does appear to be crusty to the point of corrosion around the periphery though, especially on the reverse.

Opinions?

Thoughts?

Grade?

Yes this was a cherrypick.

[MBA101]

Looks like a cool coin, but these pics are not all that great...

[JRocco]

Hey MBA1, thanks for the spankin

I had to throw a lot of light on this coin because of the dark toning and made it look polished. It isn't. I dug out my old Nikon 4200 and took a couple quick pics to show the suface better. Sorry guys for the first set of pics.

[123cents]

The second set of photos are better!! Nice CBH.

[MBA101]

Are these pics in B&W?

 

Anyway, that is a really cool coin, and I would bet that PCGS/NGC would likely grade it XF45.

[okbustchaser]

You already know how I grade it.

 

Jim