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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I'm thinking EF-45 Cleaned
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think it's mid AU, the toes are intact and the head is strong.
The picture looks as though it does not have original surfaces and the pic is probably accurate.
It always freaks me out when high grade coins are cleaned, "why did they do that"?
Not that I wouldn't want it because I would, after all I do see the 'd'
Upon studying it, it may have been very dark based on the residue on the stars, rim and thigh.
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Rest in Peace
 United States
4849 Posts |
I agree that it likely has been cleaned. The question is how bad. Hard to tell from the scans. I paid $75 for it, so it seemed worth. the risk at the au level
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Valued Member
United States
450 Posts |
Would say XF45/AU50 Cleaned : )
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Pillar of the Community
968 Posts |
Nice die crack from the wing to the rim under the last S in STATES, by the way.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5854 Posts |
I lean towards an EF-45. The pictures seem to suggest a cleaning but it's tricky to tell for sure.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I agree with mid au, check out that huge die break after the last s in states.
Feel free to call me Will.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
4911 Posts |
Oops, didn't notice it was mentioned already,great eye chasingtailbar!
Feel free to call me Will.
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Valued Member
United States
308 Posts |
I'm gonna have to say AU-50 cleaned.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7621 Posts |
Overly dipped. No better than XF-45 details.
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
It's always a tough call from scanned images but you my be pleasantly surprised when you receive this. I'd say low AU details with surfaces tbd.
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Valued Member
United States
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Defiantly au cleaned. I have to say based on the traces of black gunk on this specimen I would have cleaned it too. I have had coins in the past that we're basically worthless without being cleaned. I know there are die hard never clean a coin but if no one will buy it as is sometimes you do what you have to just like this. If it was covered in that black stuff Johnny might have passed right by it.
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Rest in Peace
United States
4849 Posts |
I received the coin. I had my expectations low, expecting a harshly cleaned coin....and was therefore pleasantly surprised. I believe the coin has been recently professionally dipped....meaning it was definitely dipped, but done in a way without killing the luster or making the surfaces look unnatural(other than the white look). The coin does not have excessive parallel hairlines, or the "glossy" look of a polished/scrubbed coin. I think it has a decent chance of making it into a righteous TPG slab. I would grade it AU-50. It has the luster to go 53+(strong cartwheel affect on both sides), but too much wear on the leg, breast face and reverse eagle breast and wing.   Edited by johnny54321
03/25/2014 11:13 pm
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United States
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the surfaces look much better in your pics, nice pick up
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