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PrismOfColorPrismOfColor
edited September 2022 in Gold Coins
Would love to hear your thoughts. I enjoy this coin In hand. Lots of meat on the bone. XF40. Internet isn’t working. Will post image soon. 

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  • Vincent.SavageVincent.Savage
    edited September 2022
    If I’ve learned only 1 thing since joining this forum is the following .

    1 - you can not grade a coin using pictures .


  • johnjohn
    Vincent.Savage said:

    If I’ve learned only 1 thing since joining this forum is the following .

    1 - you can not grade a coin using pictures .


    Your learning experience hopefully is digested by every reader and transferred to every collector's eyes.

    In straightforward speak: I agree.

    I would only add that it is not possible to grade a Mint state coin from images (well, I guess a person can have an incredible accurate record of guesses), and as for circulated, I imagine there are some persons blessed with the ability via long experience and photographic knowledge and numismatic knowledge and superior eyesight to do so, But I am not and never was blessed with any of the abilities I mentioned.
  • MarkFeldMarkFeld
    The coin looks OK as a 40 in terms of wear. So unless in-hand, it appears cleaned or has other issues not apparent in the images, I think it's got a good shot.
  • SilenceOfTheClamsSilenceOfTheClams
    Has a wholesome look to it so I think it is worth sending in.
  • PrismOfColorPrismOfColor
    Thank you everyone for the opinions. I’m gonna tag it in a cac sub. In hand it doesn’t give me a cleaned vibe, nice non hairlined surfaces and dark color. 
  • BillJonesBillJones
    My grade would be VF-30, so having said that, my answer is no, but the EF grade has been "de-graded" in recent years, so the current market might say yes.
  • VanHalenVanHalen
    Based on those images alone my guess is Not CAC, if only for the lack of eye appeal pop.
  • MarkFeldMarkFeld
    edited October 2022
    VanHalen said:

    Based on those images alone my guess is Not CAC, if only for the lack of eye appeal pop.

    Even nice XF $20 Libs aren’t really expected to have “pop”. And if a coin is solid for the assigned grade, it need not have particularly good eye-appeal to receive a sticker from CAC. If the coin fails to receive a sticker, it will likely be because CAC feels that it grades less than 40 and/or it has issues not seen in the posted pictures.
  • CatbertCatbert
    I like the look of this coin and believe it to be properly graded.
  • PyritePyrite
    Popless. ;)


  • PrismOfColorPrismOfColor
    It stickered in the end. Thank you everyone. 
  • MarkFeldMarkFeld
    Congratulations and thanks for the update.
  • PrismOfColorPrismOfColor
    MarkFeld said:
    Congratulations and thanks for the update.
    This submission was a big boost to my confidence in selecting coins. 13/15 stickered in this shipment. 
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