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Here's a choice 1858 but I will have to work on better pics. So hard to get it perfect through the plastic and then some of them have been lacquered also.  |
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Valued Member
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Very nice! Can we see the Reverse?
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Pillar of the Community
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Sadly Bill, I don't have the Reverse in the computer yet. These files have been sitting in here for years.... and rarely come out to play.
I was surprised not to find it in any file. Sadly that might be the case with more that I planned to add here. Will work on this problem and also better quality pics too.
If the flip printing is clear, then the coin is slightly out of focus and vise versus.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Thanks...
What would this nice R & B MS63 trends for now..?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Canada
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Thanks so much for the link to that ~$1600 R & B MS 63.
It seems to be a lot more Brown when compared to mine or maybe it's just the lighting.
I will have to get mine and see how much Red is actually on the Reverse,... and then start taking better pics for here.
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02/26/2013 10:38 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It seems to be a lot more Brown when compared to mine or maybe it's just the lighting.  Yours is a much nicer coin. |
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United States
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Great condition for such an old coin.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Here is the Reverse ...and it's darker than the added Obverse.   |
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Valued Member
Canada
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wow what a great coin and Graded too!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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In my book I catalogued this one as OC2/RC9. It has five stems re-engraved on the reverse and a very visible re-punched G on the obverse. About 3% of all 1858 cents come from this die marriage. Nice coin.
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02/28/2013 12:15 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Out of curiosity, this is an open question to all: What is the prevailing opinion on "lacquered"?
I know it was a common practice 75+ years ago to preserve the red state of coppers by a dip in lacquer. But, how detrimental to value do you think it is?
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02/28/2013 11:00 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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That's an interesting subject dialog. Worthy of its own post! And a very nice coin devlac.
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United States
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Yes, I also wish to know more about lacquered coins and how it could affect pricing. I came across a few and I didn't touch them because I consider that undesirable. Is it ok with Canadian coins?
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PCGS usually will not grade a lacquered coin. They consider it damaged and will return it as "Genuine".
In my opinion, the effect on value depends upon the coin. On a very rare, or condition rare, coin, it may not effect the value at all. For example, there is an ICCS graded 1858 cent in ICCS MS-65 full red that is lacquered. As I recall, it last sold for about $7,000 because it may be the nicest surviving 1858 cent. Conversely, there are quite a few MS-63 RB 1858 cents out there without lacquer, so I think it does adversely affect the value of this coin. Hard to say how much though.
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