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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I look at the high spots and the only one with any wear looks to be over the ear but from what u have been reading that is usually from a not to full strike because of the shear size of this coin?   *** Edited by Staff to clarify topic title. Titles are important! *** |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6478 Posts |
Looks fake? Could we get better pics?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3210 Posts |
If it's real. I can see it a ms63/64....nicely struck for a New Orleans strike....but they are extremely rare this nice hence my first statement. If it's real.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5828 Posts |
We need better pics, IMHO...
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
7096 Posts |
From these images it looks like a AU58 coin to me .
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Valued Member
United States
403 Posts |
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
AU, this is a tough coin in MS condition.
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1249 Posts |
What makes you say cleaned. I don't see any hairline scratches? Running together in any direction? I'm on my phone but here is regular lighting.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4932 Posts |
Highly polished/wizzed/dipped AU.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
The lack of luster and hazing = dipped, probably not mechanically cleaned, MS details.
A shame to whoever did this to what would have been a very nice coin.
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Valued Member
United States
403 Posts |
Has what I call "the look". When people attempt to identify a cleaning, they get too caught up looking hairlines and crap... just step back, look at the coin... does it look right? Does it have natural cartwheel luster? No? How about halo-ing around the devices? The reverse of yours shows it nicely...
Forget about hairlines. Hairlines = harshly cleaned. A coin can still be bodybagged as cleaned without being harshly cleaned.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36880 Posts |
It does not look like it has natural surfaces, AU-58 details
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1316 Posts |
AU, seems there is the slightest of wear on the high points. And agreed that the color seems not right for an original coin's status. The luster would be different.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4989 Posts |
Looks to be AU. At least 55 possibly 58. Pictures are small but show no obvious problems.
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Posted 11/19/2015 6:32 pm
