Here's my 1873-CC Seated Liberty half

[James_OldeTowne]

jimbucks posted a thread a couple of days ago regarding his 1873-CC half, so I went ahead and scanned mine last night. Sorry it's not a digital camera image! Tell me what you think of it. Note: this coin is not for sale. I paid $900 for it, and have a customer at $1000. (Click small image for a larger version.) In hand, it has hints of luster hidden in the recesses, but it also has a hint of gloss, which leads me to believe it was very lightly wiped at one time.

 

 

Enjoy!

[RGT]

The obverse seems to have a good bit of wear that would take it down to the VF30-EF40 range. The reverse doesn't show as much wear and looks more like AU50 details to me.

 

Based on my experience with NGC gradding 1853 quarters I think they would call it EF45 (like they seem to do with anything grading from VF35-AU55).

[James_OldeTowne]

[HaydenTubbs]

The obverse seems to have a good bit of wear that would take it down to the VF30-EF40 range. The reverse doesn't show as much wear and looks more like AU50 details to me.

 

Based on my experience with NGC gradding 1853 quarters I think they would call it EF45 (like they seem to do with anything grading from VF35-AU55).

 

 

 

IMO it's an XF-40/AU-53

So in other words,one very nice XF!

Stick it outside on your window sill for a little while and you'll be rid of your wiping issue.

 

-Hayden

[TomB]

The reverse looks to be substantially more original than the obverse. Of course, this could be entirely due to how the coin scanned. In either event, it is a tough issue and you aren't likely to find many more in this grade range.