1893 COLUMBUS EXPOSITION COMMEMORATIVE HALF DOLLAR HELP!!!
by acan451 on 02 Aug, 2012 16:23
Hi Everyone I posted this coin when I won it, well it arrived today and I took my own pictures. This time I was able to get a pretty good picture and it shows a lot of detail not seen in the first. It is in a 2/2 flip and any marks you may see is from the plastic on the flip.
I just can not believe how amazing this coin looks in hand, just looking at the coin you can see all the detail without a loupe. With a loup it blew me away, for a coin that is 119 years old, it looks like it was made for a proof set yesterday. What I find fascinating is where has this coin been for nearly a hundred and twenty years?
I would like to get some help here grading this coin, I say MS 66, I have great respect in the grading skills of the members of this form and would like to hear what you have to say. I hope my pictures are good enough to help in your decision. Remember any marks you see are on the plastic cover, not the coin. I am sorry if I made the pictures a little on the big side, I am not very good at using the software. Thanks everyone. All the best Alan
Reply #1
by coinsarefun on 04 Aug, 2012 22:27
Hi Alan,
I'm not sure if its your images or what but it makes it look AU at best and possibly cleaned
Reply #2
by coinsarefun on 05 Aug, 2012 19:54
Not sure if this help or not but this one is a MS63, scratches on the holder
Reply #3
by acan451 on 06 Aug, 2012 18:17
That is great looking coin, I just love the toning. Alan