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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like a struck through error to me. The opposite rim edge would be affected if it were PSD. I don't see evidence of that on this coin.  It would be to the right of that last 'T' on TRUST on the motto. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 struck through but harshly cleaned. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
 United States
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So how do I handle this coin from here? Is there a value for it in lieu of the harsh cleaning?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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strike through, at minimum one cent |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm curious as to what makes others believe it's "harshly cleaned?"
Edit: It looks quite a bit like a strike-through. I don't see any abnormality in the obverse in that area but I do see some to the left of the stalk and the right of the A in AMERICA that would indicate raised metal from the pressure of the debris addition to the reverse die (the metal had to go somewhere).
If it weighs 3.11g then I'm sold on a struck-thru.
In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
Edited by spru
01/30/2017 03:16 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice find!  I can't be sure if it's been cleaned or not from the images posted. Sometimes images distort color and are not clear enough to properly grade. |
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm working on my lighting set up so I can properly display my finds. But any help or information on what I could do is appreciated. I've made some small investments into equipment with my next being a small digital scale. Is it necessary for the scale to be more sensitive then a .0001? Than you for all the replies so far
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A scale accurate to .0001 would be more accurate than you need if that is in grams.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Is it necessary for the scale to be more sensitive then a .0001? That is overkill. The only scale that will have anything close to 0.0001 gram accuracy is an laboratory-grade analytical balance costing hundreds or thousands of dollars. Any scales that measures to the hundredths of a gram(0.01g) is perfectly fine for coins. |
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Valued Member
United States
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I meant .001g...it was early and I mis-spelled. Thanks for the information.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1000 Posts |
I think I saw some on Amazon that measure in milligrams for under twenty bucks. I didn't go for one since the max weight on it was twenty grams, well short of a troy ounce. If you'll be working with coins under 20g, the price looks right to me. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Struck through error, but almost worth no premium due to harsh polishing/cleaning
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Valued Member
United States
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how do I know the difference between harsh cleaning, light cleaning and circulation? I literally just received them so implying any lack of legitimacy I'm still trying to learn. Thanks for all the help so far.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 On a harshly cleaned coin you would be heavier coin scratches from an abrasive, baking soda, comet, sand paper or a rough pad roughing us the surfaces. The out layer on the coin will be removed during the process. (copper coins might have a pinkish look to them. They scream out cleaned   A set of light coin scratches was probably done with a substance like jewelry cleaner, brasso, tooth paste. these will make the coin look shiny, but you can see swirl lines on the tops of the devices. While the coin may look better, to a collector these are [no no[/b] coins. If you sent one in to be graded, they might give it a 'genuine' coin listing on the plastic, but no grade or they will mention cleaned, altered because the surface was altered to try to trick them to get a better grade. This usually removes about 90% of the value when they are altered. So it is best not to coins surfaces. The future life of that coin is compromised by what you do that coin today, for the rest of it collectable life.   Polishing coins remove the surface and actually remove devices ruining the value for the coin.    |
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Posted 01/29/2017 7:40 pm
