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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If only someone knew how to properly remove that solder--the gouging may have been averted.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2480 Posts |
OK, thanks for those suggestions. Project solder removal has begun, I'll post results once the solder's gone. Hope the date is readable under there. Whoever turned this into jewelry might've also roughed up the solder site first.
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Valued Member
United States
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Good luck with the project, looks like it was a really nice coin at one time. Reverse looks to have some doubling on it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2589 Posts |
It looks like the best case scenario would be that it is an 1865, which carries the highest premium of the P mint issues in low grades
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2480 Posts |
That's a tiny amount of real estate for the date. I just looked at the PCGS grading pics and noticed that it seems some 1860's dates were small like that-- the other decade dates are much much larger.
In my pics, the last number looks like it might be a 2.
My prediction is that it will prove to be an 1862.
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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Quote:I had purchased an 1851C (yes, 'C') 1 dollar gold piece which was made into a cuff link. The damage is still there, very visible, however, the post and solder are gone. She's still a rare coin with (judging by what a damaged one brought on ebay) some added value too. Did you already receive it? You didn't reply in the original thread. (If yes, what the other dollar was? Was it also a C mint?) |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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january1may,
Unfortunately, the other one was a Philly. My jeweler added some new gouges separating it from the silver III cent coin. Good thing I didn't let him touch the 'C' coin.
I was going to explain some of this on a new thread.
Edited by mds308
12/09/2012 4:30 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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My guess is its going to be a 1864
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2480 Posts |
UPDATE: Thanks for the tip, mds308! Acid treatment successful, date now revealed. 1862. I wonder what the net grade and value are, given the damage...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3283 Posts |
Safe to say the value has increased using mds308's method. Good info here.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1721 Posts |
ThisIsFun,
Glad this worked for you. The coin looks much better.
Try taking pictures without a flash. This may help keep the bleaching of the image to a minimum.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2480 Posts |
RE pictures... I am trying a USB scope, having some problems, haven't taken the time to tweak it-- my previous pictures were taken with a Canon DSLR + macro lens.
Right now I'm trying to sort/organize a ton of coins in just a few days. One of several problems I'm having with the scope is that the picture is mirror-imaged (using a Mac, have to view with PhotoBooth). PITA, have to post-process in PSE to undo the mirror. Sigh. So far it is not a time-saver but at least having the extra magnification is speeding up inspection.
Just started using a Mac a week or two ago. I understand that I can run Windows on it but I haven't set that up yet. Way too much on my to-do list but it's all good.
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Valued Member
United States
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Many of us would love to have your particular problem causing you too much to do! Lol
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2589 Posts |
A quick search of past ebay auctions leads me to believe that this would sell for between $170 and $190 depending on how many (if any) damaged coins of the same date are up for sale at the same time. Very nice work on removing the soder! |
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Posted 12/09/2012 2:03 pm
