1914-D Cent Authenticity - Auction Pics Now, In Hand Pics In A Few Days

Very nice!

I managed some new pics this morning and even got away with some close ups (holding a 30x loupe in the line of an iphone is hard...) so you can see the date and mint mark better. I even taught myself how to overlay the Heritage die pics - looks like a lock for Die 3!

Looks like verdigris yes?











Obviously, my shots are not straight on and shot through a loupe and iPhone but I kept the proportions true to the Heritage pic and then tried my best to make it the right size with a 35 percent opacity. It makes sense that both of these would be from the same die as well regarding the provenance of the coins.






Okay, so now, what next? Soak them in acetone? They, like all the others, have that old tacky greasy feeling to them. Should I even get near them with a Q-Tip or should I send them both to ANACS (think that's where I'm going since I can walk them in) and have them conserved and photographed? Can verdigris earn the dreaded 'details' grade? What about the hit on the 'D' on the first one?

Obviously, these are the crown jewels but there are many many other notable mentions. I'm going to start picking through them and share the results soon! Pics for grading are going into the grading sub forum now as well!

I FINALLY got through sorting all the other cents from the 9 lots I purchased. Everyone has had a little dunk in the acetone (except the 2 14s) to get the shmootz off as well. I thought I'd post the tally!



So from the top left we have...
- 1 1909 v.d.b
- 11 1909
- 33 1910
- 10 1911
- 16 1911-D
- 2 1911-S
- 2 1912
- 20 1912-D
- 10 1913
- 20 1913-D
- 2 1913-S
- 5 1914
- 2 1914-D
- 1 1915
- 15 1915-D
- 5 1916
- 13 1916-D
- 4 1916-S
- 14 1917
- 10 1917
- 2 1917-S

Then from the mid right we have...

- 4 1918
- 9 1918-D
- 18 1919
- 10 1919-D
- 7 1919-S
- 2 1920
- 4 1920-D
- 1 1923
- 1 1926-D
- 1 1928

The pile is what's left but they are all culls at best and I will be using them to test out the Verdi-care and generally ruining them further to learn about cleaning and how to see the difference.

But what an interesting mix! I'm shocked that the Denver mints outweigh the philly's and San Frans by a decent margin.

As for the 14-Ds, I have registered a membership with ANA and plan on sending them into NCS under BadThad's recommendation for conservation and then onto NGC for grading. Will post results!

Incredible results.

Congratulations! Look forward to the photos.

I'm really curious as to the reverse scratch. They've been out of hand for over a month now and I can't remember seeing one. Anyone see what they may be talking about with the pics above? I'm really excited that the second didn't get a details environmental damage so that must mean they got the Verdigris taken care of with no damage to the surface! I hope they both look good...

ChildOfTheWheat - I got 9 total lots for $450 plus change and shipping. $169 for my NGC fees (NCS included).