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Ground find - 1888 5C

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vermontensium
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Posted 03/14/2010  8:08 pm  Show Profile  Check vermontensium's eBay Listings Bookmark this topic Add vermontensium to your friends list  Get a Link to this Message

Lots of details remain:
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Posted 03/14/2010  8:14 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add tcmac to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

Ground Find? You found this with a metal detector?
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I bought it from a friend who did. He's not a coin collector.
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That looks like an 1883, not an 1888. But I would call this XF/AU Details
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Posted 03/14/2010  9:13 pm  Show Profile  Check vermontensium's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add vermontensium to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

It's an 1888.
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Awesome find. I see it as an 1888
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I agree too with 1888. That is an awesome find! Looks to have XF+ details
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I do see it now... the closer I got to the screen I was able to see the connecting loop better... time to get my glasses out!
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time to get my glasses out!
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I would give it XF-45 dteails, what a great coin to find in the ground!
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How much did you add to his detecting fund?
And chocolate coins. If I ever get past that one problem, I'll collect them, too.
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At first, he didn't want anything for it but I gave him $50.
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With the detail present it looks more VF
then XF
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I bet the person who lost this coin was unhappy! 5 cents was a pretty big deal then!
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