1823 Capped Bust Half Dollar

[RGT]

I posted this in the other forum asking for grade and Overton opinions. I got a couple of Overton opinions but only one grade opinion. So, I'm moving it to the correct forum. Just a grade opinion is all that I am asking this time.

 

Thanks.

[Mark T]

Au53 maybe Au 55

[physics-fan3.14]

I would put it at AU-50. The reverse has a little more wear than I would like, but the obverse is strong enough to bump it up from an EF-45.

[dean1345]

I think AU-50 to AU-53.

 

Dean

[James_OldeTowne]

It looks cleaned, but seems to have retoned pleasantly. EF-40.

[RGT]

James, you are the first to suggest that the coin was cleaned though others may have thought the same. The surfaces are very clean with no signs of hairlining but I have a hard time finding any luster on the coin. It has what I think of as a thick "dusty" skin and if it was cleaned it was long ago. This coin doesn't have the striped surfaces look that many of these have.

 

I cracked this out of plastic for my Dansco 7070 and will post the previous grade later. Feel free to get more opinions in. (thumbs u

[WoodenJefferson]

XF-45

 

[Mark T]

The coin has original gunmetal grey toning . I do not think this coin was cleaned.

[coinman1794]

I see this as a cleaned AU, and I would imagine it would sell for VF35 to XF40 money.

[RGT]

I bought this in an XF-40 old green PCI holder. It doesn't look cleaned to me but it also has very little luster for the detail. I'm certainly no expert on these coins and I know that the majority of them have been cleaned. I considered the coin an XF-45 based on the lack of luster though the details look a bit stronger to me.

[Mark T]

The eagles left wing does have enough ware that it could grade below AU but then I have seen coins that look like this graded Au 53. On the Observe the Drapery Clasp is very weak and now that I look closer I can see ware that could bring it below AU.

Busties really are a challenge to grade. I like the coin and believe it to be original however maybe it was dipped a long time ago and it re toned.

 

[BillJones]

The coin has enough "meat" (detail) to be and EF-45, but to make that grade, there should be a trace of luster. If you say this piece has no luster, I'd say that it is a very nice EF-40. But I've worse called AU-50.