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It's lovely.
I don't think I see any signs of cleaning...but I don't really know what to look for. So, like you, I won't spend too much on coins. That will probably change when I learn more.
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I don't think I see any signs of cleaning... Well, I could be wrong, but the fact that the area inside the "8" of the date is much darker seems a dead giveaway to me. Also, note the dark areas around the stars. Maybe it's just normal wear, but to me it looks like somebody tried to clean it and wasn't able to reach all the areas evenly. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Attractive coin! I also don't see signs of cleaning. I would go with VG-8 as well.
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Pillar of the Community
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I can go with the VG-8 consensus; a nice coin. I've been shopping for one of these recently, I think your price was pretty good.
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VG8+ and a very nice original coin IMO.
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Pillar of the Community
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VG8 works for me. Thanks, guys!
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Pillar of the Community
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Awesome coin...I am looking for that same type of coin...very envious :)
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Pillar of the Community
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This in one of those coins I would grade WLGIMD (would look great in my Dansco)  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I will agree with VG-8 also.
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Pillar of the Community
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I strongly agree with WLGIMD grade!  |
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Well, I could be wrong, but the fact that the area inside the "8" of the date is much darker seems a dead giveaway to me. Also, note the dark areas around the stars. Maybe it's just normal wear, but to me it looks like somebody tried to clean it and wasn't able to reach all the areas evenly.
I believe you're seeing it clearly, but it's been a long_time since any cleaning happened. Maybe a tad high at $200. Not for long, though; expect values to catch up for Seated dollars. |
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Thanks for the feedback, everybody! I feel like I made out pretty well. There is one little twist to this story, however... I got this off an ebay seller who primarily sells musical instruments, and he had two listed that were ending within minutes of each other. The one ending first was the one I ended up buying, and the second one was from 1842 and was in MUCH nicer condition (maybe as nice as AU50). With less than an hour left in the auctions, the first coin was sitting at around $187 and the second coin was at around $230. I really wanted the second one, but I figured the final price would be well above my budget and I didn't want to take a chance on losing both. I decided I'd be willing to go as high as $250 for the first one and, if I didn't get it, maybe I could bid as high as $350 for the second one. Well, as it turned out, I did get the first one for just over $200. I then physically walked away from my computer for 10 minutes to prevent myself from even thinking about bidding on the second one, knowing full well that my wife would KILL me if I bought both. She wasn't even happy with me buying one of them, to be honest. When I finally came back to check, I fully expected the second coin to have sold for $500 or more. Instead, it went for $266. Who knows what the winning bidder's true high bid was, but I suspect that I could have sniped it for under $300. So, yeah, I'm happy to have gotten the coin I did for $200. But, man... |
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Pillar of the Community
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barry - had something similar happen the other day - I feel ya, Brother. =)
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Minor rim bumps that would be fairly well hidden in an album and an old cleaning with good retoning. I am not a big fan of cleaned coins but an old cleaning is much better than a recent one that makes the coin look bright and shiny. You have a solid VG that is not quite original but it is nowhere near ruined either, good pick up for a reasonable price |
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