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Pillar of the Community
United States
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After seeing larger pics, I'm a bit suspicious. With the mintmark position it would have to be Obverse 4 but the serifs don't look vertically parallel. It may just be the photos. I would really like to see clearer pictures of the mintmark and VDB before I make a definitive judgement.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1193 Posts |
with the photos larger, it appears to be a totally different color!
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Valued Member
United States
236 Posts |
AU55-58
A slight wear on the high points of cheek & hair above the ear. Color isn't what I would expect, but might be original. Reverse isn't clear enough on my IPhone to grade it as I would like.
If it has full luster I would say AU58.
Judging fakes isn't my forte', so I'll leave that to others.
Edited by jdbooth
06/11/2012 4:41 pm
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Valued Member
 United States
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Back from PCGS  but I bought this from a reputable dealer as ANACS certified in this holder as AU 50/55  I talked to a few dealers at a show yesterday and they all couldn't believe PCGS. The reactions ranged from 'Unbelievable' to just shaking of their heads. One of them said that they are really tough on copper. Another said to crack it out, sit it on a window sill in the sun for a couple of months to 'retone' and resubmit. The dealer I bought it from offered an even up trade for a raw XF-45 S VDB. Any Thoughts? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1193 Posts |
I'm confused. How is an Unc. (say it isn't cleaned), an even trade for an XF? And why is PCGS or even having it slabbed so important to you? Why not try anacs if you're insisting on a slab?
Just curious! It is definitely a really handsome coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1795 Posts |
I think it is a nice coin and very happy for you finally finishing out your cent collection.....Congratulations.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's not all bad news with the details slab....at least it is genuine! CONGRATS!
Assuming the dealers saw what I suspect, I'd probably go ahead and windowsill retone it a little. It certainly doesn't look like it was harshly cleaned from the pictures, if it was cleaned at all. It looks like a nice MS coin and PCGS isn't always right.....especially when it comes to copper.
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Pillar of the Community
Egypt
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1547 Posts |
The surface is too flat for that state of preservation. This isn't the only SVDB in a Genuine slab for that very reason.
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Valued Member
United States
131 Posts |
Congratulations, even though it was cleaned, this is a nice coin to finish the collection!
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Posted 06/11/2012 2:42 pm
