Do you think this Grade assessment is accurate - 1857 Flying Eagle

[jgrinz]

[construct]

[construct purses his lips and raises one eyebrow.] (long pause) No. I think it's a little optimistic.

[Stanley]

Looks to be original

My guess only would be not XF

[jgrinz]

Couple of other oddities is the reeding on the bottom of the obverse looks like to have never been there and not WORN off.

 

The 7 has a few little bumps on its top giving it almost a overdate look but cannot figure what it would be ... Pics shortly

 

I bought this for "G" money do it will come out of the holder as I thought it a little high on grade also ...

 

 

[MBA101]

Looks like a F-15 or VF 20 coin to me.

For reference, ANACS graded this XF 45, not that the pics are perfect but...

[ldhair]

A nice honest original looking coin.

Obverse VF-20 Reverse F-12 from the image.

I'm thinking the top of the 7 is normal and the lack of reeding is a strike issue. At a good price you did well.

[bsshog40]

I agree mike, not XF but in the F range. Nice FEC for G money for sure!

[physics-fan3.14]

For G money you did well, I would put it at high F.

[rexcat]

Nice looking FEC for the grade, which I feel is a Fine, and the price on the 2x2 should be $45 with the seller willing the deal from there.

 

For good money you did real well Mike.

[Elcontador]

I think the ANACs coin is accurately graded from what I can see. Your coin looks in the F 12 range to me, though the fact that the protected areas are noticeably darker as a matter of first impression indicates that the coin probably has been cleaned at some point.

 

There's a good reason you got the coin for 'good' money. Unless you're dealing with someone who is ignorant, there are rarely any bargains in numismatics.

[SkyMan]

The grade is not accurate, but the coin is pretty.

[James_OldeTowne]

I would have guessed Fine details, corroded, with an overall value of VG at best.

[JKK]

F-12 from me. I'm curious where someone got XF-45 for it. But if you paid G-4 money for it, you did very well.