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1844 Half Eagle In NGC Slab: Grade Opinions And Comments Please!

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 Posted 01/24/2025  2:47 pm  Show Profile   Check BH1964's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add BH1964 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
MS61 sounds like a market correct grade for that piece, it's a nice coin.
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 Posted 01/24/2025  3:27 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ArrowsAndRays to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
MS - mint state - should mean as clean as first minted.
That coin has so many bumps and hits, in my opinion, it's mid-AU.
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 Posted 01/24/2025  3:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jacrispies to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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That coin has so many bumps and hits, in my opinion, it's mid-AU.

Bumps and hits don't make a mint state coin AU, only wear can do that.
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 Posted 01/25/2025  09:24 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add panzaldi to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
i don't get the comments that the coin is MS but the hits would downgrade the coin to AU. hits/marks etc. would not override that the fact that the coin is still MS. its either uncirculated or not. there is not apparent wear on the coin so the coin must fall in the 60+ range. it would lower the MS grade and MS61 is correct for this one.
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 Posted 01/26/2025  9:44 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Greasy Fingers to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
hasn't 48 hours past yet.....?
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A picture of the slab was not posted. The OP posted later in this thread that NGC graded it MS61.
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 Posted 01/27/2025  12:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add IndianGoldEagle to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Rubbing on the high points I think would keep this one out of the MS category.
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I am thinking an AU grade. I don't know how the grading service will consider the small dings/scratches as a potential excuse to downgrade to XF. Nice coin.
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