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Pillar of the Community
United States
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From the pictures it looks very shiny at the high points (not in a good way), IMHO. 1881 is a very easy year to find, have you looked at other options?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3453 Posts |
Also, there is something going on with her mouth. It almost looks like the head was covered in something and they missed the lips (that could explain the soggy letters in liberty). IF you do decide to purchase it, I would be interested in seeing a close up of those lips.
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Valued Member
United States
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Looks like a polished AU, but perhaps that is the lighting.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5862 Posts |
Well, the seller has a lot of positive feedback and claimed that the coin had not been cleaned to the best of his knowledge, so we'll see what we see when I get it in hand. Thanks for the comments!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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All right, I just got the nickel in the mail:   The LIBERTY on the obverse is much more visible in hand than it was in the seller's picture, which is nice. It's definitely not a proof, sadly, but neither does it appear to have been polished. Can't rule out a dipping at some time in the past, but I'm happy with the overall appearance and amount of detail. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very, VERY nice! Your pictures are much better than the seller's pictures. At a glance I would think this is high AU, I think the obverse is suffering from a weak strike but the III on the reverse, awesome! I would believe you if you were to tell me there is no rub and it is MS, I just have a problem seeing that from the pictures.
Again, awesome III!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks, CoinsKelly! I was holding my breath to see if the first response was going to be "obviously harshly cleaned"...
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Pillar of the Community
Israel
2420 Posts |
Even when seeing your pics (which are definitely better), I have a feeling it was cleaned before, but I'm not really a 3 cent collector, so I could easily be wrong.
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Valued Member
United States
442 Posts |
It's very nice and your pics make the coin look beautiful I imagine that the coin looks even better in hand. Very nice!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3453 Posts |
I don't see harshly cleaned from the pictures, maybe lightly cleaned but so minor I think you may only notice in hand
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Valued Member
United States
442 Posts |
 definitely not harshly cleaned it was just a horrible first pic |
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Valued Member
United States
442 Posts |
Barry, what is to the right of her head it looks almost green? Is it just toning?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice AU barry, good pick up.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5862 Posts |
Well, it would be better if it were MS, but I still think I got a decent coin for my $85.
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