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Valued Member
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After seeing a lot of cleaned silver lately in person, the surface color makes me think cleaned, but a better picture would make it easier to tell.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ah, hum....
Since when is a question posed 'too quickly?'
The coin in question looks Very Fine but the color needs further study.
That answers the OP. End of story.
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Valued Member
United States
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Pictures look like scans which are good for showing details. Not the best for showing surfaces though. Best to avoid. Something better will show up. Patience is key
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Matthew if you saw all of his other threads you would understand why I said what I did. Trying to help.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Sorry about all the posts I am new to the Coin World and am eager to get my hands on some beauties. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Its fine to post I was just trying to get you to slow down and learn about what you're interested in so you don't get burned.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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That is why I post here. Whenever I have a question on a coin I usually find the answers here, there must be very knowledgable coin enthusiasts.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Might be better to crop the image and have set your scanner to a higher dpi. I can't see the liberty but I am guessing around VF maybe old cleaning.
Edited by buddy16cat
01/10/2015 05:24 am
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Pillar of the Community
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It's like Q. David Bowers has always said, "buy the book before you buy the coin".
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Pillar of the Community
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 I'd say maybe VF-40 ish with an old cleaning |
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I agree with the VF grade. It may have been lightly cleaned in the past, but it looks like a scanned image and I think there's a good chance it will have decent eye appeal when you get it in hand. As long as you didn't pay a king's ransom for it, I think it is a decent coin to add to a collection and not a critical mistake.
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a "cleaned" coin is frowned upon in the sentiment that we try to impart an idea of the scope of damage that can be caused in the cleaning process. However... owning a cleaned coin is not an "end game". I've knowingly purchased cleaned coins that are 1)beautiful AND 2)can often be attained at a discount. Collect what you want to collect and to the wind with what anyone else has to say. It's your collection  I paid a meager $18 for this lovely 3 cent nickel.   Quite attractive, don't you think? If you don't....I could care less. I LOVE IT!  Edited by CopperCastle
01/10/2015 11:30 am
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Collect what you want to collect and to the wind with what anyone else has to say. It's your collection That's true, but the OP is risking spending money before he knows how to identify a cleaned coin or even if he likes them well enough to be buying them. He is leaping without looking and will regret it later. This is what we're trying to stop before he starts throwing serious money away. |
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Thank you ssuperddave. I post here before I buy any coin to get some feedback since I'm a beginner.
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United States
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I saw; just kind of wanted to get you to make that clearer for the people reading who are also in your shoes. You're doing it right, but it has the appearance that you're not. |
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