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Remember in 2nd grade when they told you "If you cheat on spelling tests, you will regret it the rest of your life" they were right! I can do lots of complicated things but writing and spelling is beyond weak...
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04/01/2011 8:53 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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F-VF
Like the tripling
The N on your other coin is really interesting
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United States
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Nice snag, Nybird. Did you get that on ebay...it looks sorta familiar. Alan |
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United States
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Yes this one was ebay, but the photos did not look anything like this, I just took a chance, even regreted it a little when I saw the price tag, until it arrived. From a collecting standpoint the RP N in Cent is what is in the catalog for pricing, but the triple punches make it cool. |
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United States
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Yes, it is sweet. I'm on the lookout for a nice (EF40 or better) 1959 DP#1. But when
I have the money there isn't one to be found, then when I'm "financially challenged" they come floating by, one after another it seems.
Oh well....patience Alan!
Alan
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United States
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My quest right now is for a Single serif N on a 1881 Canadian Large Cent, any condition will do. The 1882 with double punched letters in Canada or Regina is a close second.
Oddly enough I have found about 4 1859 DP#2 so far. None of them great but easily recognizable.
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Valued Member
United States
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nybird, nice coin. Good luck with the SSN '81, they are as scarce as hens teeth!
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Valued Member
United States
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Hey...either Dan or nybird...I got a nice set of vintage hen's teeth, EF 40 ++, OFB certified and slabbed...wanna trade?
Alan
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Valued Member
Canada
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I would say VF 30 to EF 40!
---Nice coin. Triple Vic. as a plus!
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Valued Member
Canada
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VF-30 cleaned. I know of only a handful (literally) of the '81 single serif. I had 2 and sold one to Dan a year or so ago. The '82 hybrid with the RP's is easier, but still a long haul. You, however, have been searching virgin Vicky teritory in the largest population concentration on the East Coast .. you very well could find something out there. Good luck .. let me know if you need anything.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Hey -R2bR2c- Did you see? I just notice a break in the vine above the (E) of the ONE. What do you think of that?
Oh! and just curious is it the slight shine on the edges that tell you it was cleaned or what?
Thanks!
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04/07/2011 05:43 am
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Canada
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For a coin in that condition, there will always be some dirt/oil or "Vicky crud" on the coin, especially in the crevices of the letters & digits. It also has a washed out look. About 1/2 of all the 1859's will have the vine break at leaf 2. The master, which has the design in relief, broke in stages at various points along the vine(the weakest points in the design) starting in 1858 at leafs 7 & 13. The gap at 7 gradually widened in 3 stages (marow, med, and wide). Some time around the "late-medium" period for leaf #7, the vine broke at leaf 2. They are pretty common.
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VF-30 cleaned Hi, R2bR2c, agree with the grade, but can you explain where you see it has been cleaned.  But, then again my eyes are not that good.  Thanks |
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Canada
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If you look at the coin, the lowest part of the design (the fields and spaces between the legend words) have been chemically and mechanically scrubbed, taking off the patina. Normally, the highest part of the relief (Vicky and the letters) will show the most wear and be closest to the original color because of rubbing/wear, with the fields dark. There is very little Vicky crud (but some corrosion) and it has an overall washed out and orange look, usually associated with an oxidizing agent. Regardless, it's a handsome coin and one that I would have scarfed up, given the chance.
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