Grade this RSFSR 1922 50 Kopek piece

[tewcd-migration]

Just looking to see what I might expect from NGC on this. I've looked it over pretty thoroughly, and there aren't many (if any) scratches on this thing; the only downside to its grade is that it may be too toned to achieve anything high. What are your thoughts? Thanks!

 

Obverse:

Reverse:

[tewcd-migration]

Poor little Soviet guy. Lost in a sea of U.S. coin grading threads. Comon', guys! U.S. coins are boring! ;-)

[coinman_23885]

Comon', guys! U.S. coins are boring! ;-)

 

The designs from the last 60 years are boring.... I say this as a U.S. Coin Collector. I throw out a guess here. I don't see a lot of contact marks, but I see enough wear and luster that I would guess somewhere in the VF30-VF35 range. Luster holds it back for me.

[tewcd-migration]

I agree with your comment on US coins. Anything these days looks cartoonish and silly. I'd give anything for us to be using even the coins of even the early 20th century.

[CyberspaceVoid]

tewcd,

 

Toning won't affect grade at all unless it is aftificial. I dont know old Soviet coins but I would place this somewhere in the high VF range ... it appears to have wear on the reverse wreath leaves and on the obverse shield . Looks like it has a good, deep rim to protect the coin fields...