1892 columbian expo. half?
I purchased this commemorative coin on yesterday and would like to know what it would be graded. It has about 75 % of its mint luster present and looks in my opinion proof-like. All of the lines on the sails are present, also the hair has much more detail than the scan shows.
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2221138409&size=m&context=photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2221930136&size=m&context=photostream
The typical Colombian has a frosty luster, though all luster combinations can be found, including some proof like coins that are so sharp that they have been sold as Proofs.
It’s is too hard to place a grading on a coin without actually seeing it. From what I can see in the photos, the design shows full detail with friction over most of the surface and flatness on high points. This looks like it would grade somewhere between EF-40 to EF-45. One cannot see the luster of a coin in a photo, and this is important as well and the strike of the coin.
I would highly recommend that you remove it from that cardboard holder and put it in a Mylar flip. Those cheap cardboard holders will cause chemical reactions and dull the coin as well as cause discoloration.
Hope this helps.
| | 1893 COLUMBIAN COMMEMORATIVE HALF – EF+ – A NICE COIN – SILVER – NO RESERVE $22.99 |
| | C-USA 1893 Columbian Half EF $20.00 |
| | C-USA 1893 Columbian Half EF $20.00 |
| | 1893 Silver Columbian Expo commemorative half dollar $13.95 |
| | 1893 Silver Columbian Expo commemorative half dollar $15.95 |
| | 1893 Silver Columbian Expo commemorative half dollar $13.50 |
| | 1893 Columbian Expo US Half Dollar 90% Silver #C24 $24.00 |
| | 1893 Silver Columbian Exposition Commemorative Half! #317p $25.00 |
| | Commemorative Columbian Half Dollar 1893,Very Fine+ $16.00 |
| | Commemorative Columbian Half Dollar 1893,Very Fine+ $16.00 |
| | VERY NICE 1893 COLUMBIAN COMMEMORATIVE HALF DOLLAR 50C FREE SHIPPING YT58 $9.50 |
| | Half Dollar, 1892, Columbian Exposition $22.00 |
| | 1893 Columbian Exposition HALF DOLLAR! $12.51 |
| | FULL ROLL (20 COINS) OF 1893 P COLUMBIAN EXPO SILVER COMMEMORATIVE HALF DOLLARS! $222.50 |
| | 1892, Columbian Half Dollar Commemorative in XF $10.11 |
| | 1892 Columbian Exposition Commemorative Half Dollar – Very Nice $25.00 |
| | 1893 COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION HALF DOLLAR COIN $9.50 |
| | 1893 COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION COMMEMORATIVE HALF DOLLAR ~~~ ORIGINAL COIN!! $17.50 |
| | 1893 COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION HALF **BEAUTIFUL** XF $0.99 |
| | Half Dollar, 1893, Columbian Exposition Original Ch AU Rich Toning $9.55 |
| | 1893 Columbian Commemorative Half 3/14 $19.99 |
| | 1893 COLUMBIAN EXPO. HALF DOLLAR # 323211 $59.95 |
| | LQQK! RARE! KEY DATE! 1893 COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION HALF DOLLAR collector coin! $9.05 |
| | World columbian Exposition Half 1893 nice! No Reserve $20.00 |
| | COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION HALF DOLLAR 1893 VINTAGE COIN $70.00 |
| | 1893 COLUMBIAN EXPO. HALF DOLLAR COMMEM. CH. BU TONED $148.00 |
| | 1892 COLUMBIAN EXPO. HALF DOLLAR COMMEM. CH. BU TONED $89.00 |
| | Columbian Silver Half Dollar 1893 Great Coin …………….(516A) $16.99 |
| | Columbian Silver Half Dollar 1893 Great Coin …………….(517A) $16.99 |
| | 1892 COLUMBIAN EXPO HALF DOLLAR COMMEMORATIVE $9.50 |
| | 1893 US Worlds Columbian Exposition Commemorative Half Dollar $1/2 Silver Coin $10.00 |
| | 1893~~COLUMBIAN EXPO HALF DOLLAR~~SILVER BEAUTY~~ $24.95 |
| | 1893 COLUMBIAN COMMEMORATIVE HALF SILVER COIN $36.75 |
| | 1893 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar NGC Certified MS65 $589.95 |
| | 1893 PCGS MS63 COLUMBIAN COMMEM HALF..RPD FS-301..ONE OF ONLY 2 GRADED BY PCGS! $230.00 |
| | 1893 PCGS MS64 COLUMBIAN COMMEM HALF..RPD FS-301..ONE OF ONLY 2 GRADED TOTAL!! $309.00 |
| | 1983 Columbian US Commemorative Half Dollar $19.99 |
| | 1893 U.S. Commemorative COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION HALF, grades a nice AU. S+H 99cts! $9.38 |
| | 1893 Columbian Expo. Commem. Half GEM BU W/NICE COLOR!! $295.00 |
| | 1893 US Columbian Exposition half dollar $50.00 |
| | 1893 Columbian Half Dollar $124.00 |
| | America’s First Commemorative Coin – 1893 Columbian Half Dollar PA Mint w/Sleeve $649.99 |
| | 1893 Columbian Expo Half Dollar, PCGS MS-66 Toned $1,495.00 |
| | 1893 U. S. COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION CHICAGO COMMEMORATIVE HALF DOLLAR COIN $9.99 |
| | 1893 Columbian Exposition Commemorative Silver Half Dollar $1.04 |
| | 1893 COLUMBIAN EXPO. HALF DOLLAR COMMEM. CH. BU TONED $148.00 |
| | 1892 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar – DMPL $175.00 |
| | 1893 COLUMBIAN HALF DOLLAR $34.99 |
| | Silver Half Dollar, 1893, Columbian Exposition, Great Condition, $1 NO RESERVE $6.05 |
| | 1893 Columbian Commemorative Half Dollar FS-C50-1893-001 RPD $13.83 |
| | 1893 Columbian Commemorative Half Dollar ALMOST UNCIRCULATED $12.15 |
| | 1893 Columbian Commemorative Half Dollar A EXTRA FINE Coin $6.93 |
| | Vintage 1892 Chicago World’s Fair Columbian Exposition Comm. Silver Half Dollar $16.00 |
| | Vintage 1893 Chicago World’s Fair Columbian Exposition Comm. Silver Half Dollar $14.95 |
| | 1893 COLUMBIAN HALF DOLLAR ICG GRADED MS 65 $185.00 |
| | Silver Half Dollar, 1893, Columbian Exposition, Great Condition, $1 NO RESERVE $6.93 |
| | 1893 Worlds Columbian Exposition Commemorative Half Dollar Silver Coin A/U $19.41 |
| | 1893 COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION COMMEMORATIVE SILVER HALF DOLLAR * A FINE TO VF COIN * $13.00 |
| | 1892 Worlds Columbian Exposition Silver Half Dollar – NO RESERVE! $12.56 |
| | 1893 Columbian Exposition Commemorative Silver Half Dollar Amazing Details $9.15 |
| | 1893 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar $2.75 |
| | American 1892 Worlds Fair Commemorative Columbian Exposition Silver Half Dollar $16.57 |
| | 1892 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar FREE P/H $20.49 |
| | 1892 Columbian Commemorative Half Dollar # 313352 $26.99 |
| | 1892 Columbian Commemorative Half Dollar # 313353 $26.99 |
| | 1893 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar FREE P/H $15.50 |
| | USA Columbian Half Dollar 1893 Chicago, World’s Columbian Exposition $14.00 |
| | Super Sweet Toned Columbian Half Dollar 1893 in Slab Holder. $39.99 |
| | DOCS BEAUTIFUL TONED Half Dollar, 1893, Columbian Exposition – a real keeper! NR $10.51 |
| | 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition Silver Half Dollar ( High Grade ) #7543A $25.00 |
| | 1893 Columbian Expo Commemorative Half Dollar NGC MS63 $9.05 |
| | Half Dollar 1893 Columbian Exposition .36+ oz silver coin look ub judge $16.99 |
| | 1893 COLUMBIAN EXPO. HALF DOLLAR #126149 $49.95 |
| | 1893 Silver Columbian Expo Half #1-4F $29.75 |
| | 1893 silver Columbian Exposition commemorative half! #317c $25.00 |
| | Half Dollar, 1892, Columbian Exposition -Stunning coin from the Old Doc NR! $12.56 |
| | 1892 & 1893 Columbian Exposition Commemorative Half Dollar – Toned $95.00 |
| | 1892 & 1893 COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION COMMEMORATIVE HALF DOLLARS – SLIDERS $49.00 |
| | 1893 Columbian Exposition Commemorative Half Dollar – PCGS MS61 $49.00 |
| | 1893 US Worlds Columbian Exposition Commemorative Half Dollar $1/2 Silver Coin $9.38 |
