1825 CBH: Grade Posted

[FishyOne]

Guess the grade:

 

 

 

[physics-fan3.14]

I'd call it VF-25

[coinman_23885]

VF20.

[FishyOne]

How much do you think the weak left wing hurts value wise?

[coinman_23885]

How much do you think the weak left wing hurts value wise?

 

I was net grading. I think VF 20 money is fair, fine 15 money would be pushing it (in terms of being too stringent in my opinion).

[physics-fan3.14]

How much do you think the weak left wing hurts value wise?

 

You have to take a weak strike into account when grading these. Yes, the left wing is poorly struck (no surprise there), but the level of wear overall indicates a solid VF grade. The value is not going to be hurt by a weakly struck left wing, because it is expected.

[Mark T]

Left Wing softness is strike related – Coin looks to be VF 30 however it may get a details grade because of that Rim ding.

[MarkFeld]

VF30

[FishyOne]

How much do you think the weak left wing hurts value wise?

 

I was net grading. I think VF 20 money is fair, fine 15 money would be pushing it (in terms of being too stringent in my opinion).

 

Thanks guys. I'm no CBH expert but realized a weak left wing is pretty common. This one did go cheap for the grade which I'll post tomorrow.

 

The rim bruise does appear to be a ding and not edge lettering rolled into the obverse. It is right above the "Y" in FIFTY though.

[coinman_23885]

How much do you think the weak left wing hurts value wise?

 

I was net grading. I think VF 20 money is fair, fine 15 money would be pushing it (in terms of being too stringent in my opinion).

 

Thanks guys. I'm no CBH expert but realized a weak left wing is pretty common. This one did go cheap for the grade which I'll post tomorrow.

 

The rim bruise does appear to be a ding and not edge lettering rolled into the obverse. It is right above the "Y" in FIFTY though.

 

I appreciate you posting this coin; it has raised a lot of interesting questions for me and I believe I learned something valuable as a result. I can see in hindsight that I was being a bit too harsh.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[FishyOne]

NGC graded it VF25. A fair grade, I thought it may have lost 5 points for the rim bump or weak left wing.

 

It is very beautiful in-hand with nice color and clean surfaces.