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Rest in Peace
United States
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53 at best, but no hint of cleaning or dipping which is a HUGE problem for these.
There are tons of uglier ones than this. Get it out of that scuffed holder. This one is worth submission to NGC or PCGS.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That's an original 120 year old au coin. Nothing wrong with the eye appeal other than the photo and the crappy damaged slab. Photographing dark toned coins is tricky. Many times what looks like black toning ends up being cobalt blue, russet red and darker purple toning. Buying dark AU coins based off of pics is somewhat of a gamble. If you prefer cleaned coins you can always dunk it in your preferred chemical of choice. A link to coin would help. I took a gamble on this sld based off of the following pics. Once I got it, I couldn't have been happier. The pictures look like someone lit it on fire. In hand, that's not the case.   |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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MikeF - Those above are my photos. Here are the pics I bought it based on (b=note that these pics are pre-slab):   Edited by Beefer518
08/28/2017 9:11 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10284 Posts |
Beefer, I love that coin! Very Nice. On my bucket list.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
Certainly not the world's ugliest, not even close. It looks AU to me, perhaps 50 or 53.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5686 Posts |
Very nice, original surfaces. I'd go AU-55.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7840 Posts |
That is not a bad looking Lafayette...I am actually trying to talk my slush fund into a similarly toned (darker than I am accustomed to) Seated dollar...my slush fund is winning the discussion at the moment. That is a good looking Seated dollar as well, MikeF...the only thing missing is a "S" mintmark.  Edited by oih82w8
08/29/2017 11:29 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU-55, very decent example.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3477 Posts |
I like that coin in any grade. I'm with the rest of the crowd in the AU53 range.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
887 Posts |
*******UPDATE*********I sent this to ANACS last month, and the results are in: AU-53 Altered Surfaces  Ouch! My only guess is that they felt the dark toning was unnatural? I'm bummed, but financially still in ok shape. So, would this be a candidate for a crackout, dip, and resubmit?
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Valued Member
United States
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Dang.
What would you 'dip' it into that the TPGS wouldn't notice?
Who would you send it to if you broke the slab?
Lovely coin btw, not ugly at all
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Moderator
 United States
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I would not try to fix it, preferring to cut my losses and move on to a more acceptable example.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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So, would this be a candidate for a crackout, dip, and resubmit? I wouldn't. I think an improper dipping in the coin's past is what generated the coin's problem designation. If you're happy enough with the coin as is, let it be. If you're unhappy with it, I would suggest selling it or trading it in for a coin you prefer. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
I think I'd leave well enough alone.
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