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Valued Member
Poland
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Hello. I bought this large cent for 33$. Pics are from seller, I do not have this coin yet. In my opinion details are pretty nice and sharp, but surface seems to be little damaged (seller description - cleaned and polished). You think I made good deal or cleaning bring me a big price drop? Thanks for your opinion.   |
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Moderator
 United States
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You think I made good deal or cleaning bring me a big price drop? Both.  Let's wait until you have it in hand to decide just how much money you've saved. I don't care if I could shave in the polishing, $33 for that coin is a deal. |
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Valued Member
United States
271 Posts |
That's a real good deal...that is like a 100 dollar coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18685 Posts |
 ..looks like a good deal. I'm thinking this would grade at AU58 which would put it around $200 range. you'll need to see it in hand to look at the surfaces. I think the least it would be worth would be about $60. I see a bunch of dings but the lighting and a little out of focus shot its hard to see the surfaces and other problems if they are there. |
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Valued Member
United States
271 Posts |
If the coin is polished it could cut that hundred in half.
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Valued Member
United States
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United States
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Don't forget, guys - the OP himself said he'd been told that the coin was cleaned and polished. What some Europeans might not know, though, is how frequently contemporary collectors of that era lacquered their coins for preservation....and as a result they look polished. This Cent, showing what appears to be absolutely no wear and no sign of crud ever having accrued anywhere on the coin, is the perfect candidate for a contemporary collector's Mint State acquisition being immediately treated according to their rules of preservation. The images are almost but not quite good enough for me to think it hasn't been polished. And if it *has* been lacquered, many of those "marks" will come off with the lacquer, and acetone will take care of it without problem. I really didn't want to mention all that so soon, but the conversation makes me think I should. So let's wait until he has it in hand, and we'll go from there.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My only concern with acetoning copper is the funky coloration it will turn afterwards. Even with an appropriate rinse in distilled water. With the higher grade of the coin, the rainbow swirling will be even more evident.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Good deal thusdayclub. I can't wait to see your pics to compare and see how good a deal!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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United States
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My only concern with acetoning copper is the funky coloration it will turn afterwards. Even with an appropriate rinse in distilled water. With the higher grade of the coin, the rainbow swirling will be even more evident. I've never heard that before. Acetone is capable of reacting with copper, but what you see afterward will be blue copper acetate and you have to deliberately bring together disparate elements to make it happen. I've commented recently on the process here. Otherwise, acetone evaporates completely from the surface of a coin, leaving no residue if you've done it right, so any further rinse is completely redundant. |
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United States
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Even if the coin has been cleaned and/or polished, you did incredibly well for $33.
I'd pay that all day long :-)
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Valued Member
United States
285 Posts |
Great price for nice example cleaned or not
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sharp details ... But, do I see evidence of whizzing on Liberty's face?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
258 Posts |
Not sure about a $100. but it is a lot nicer than anything I own and I thought mine were ok.Seems like the back of these coins(face being front)never show very much wear.
Still new at the wear on certain coins.
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Posted 05/06/2013 3:54 pm
