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Valued Member
Canada
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Hello All! Three part question : 1: How do you like this morning's 2 euro purchase in an antique market in Italy? 2: What grade would you give this coin? 3: Is it worth getting graded/what would the difference in a sale value be?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice purchase for only $2.28.
I guess VF20-25. Not the prettiest color, coin has probably spent some of it's life underground. Environmental damage.
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Valued Member
 Canada
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I went to town with my camera and worked until I got some more decent pics. was thinking VF20 was a bit LOW.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The coin has AU sharpness, but would need some mint luster under the toning to get that grade. I once submitted to deeply toned to Seated quarter similar to this piece to NGC for grading when I was a dealer. It was totally original, but they body bagged it for the toning. I still got a decent price for it from a dealer who bought it raw. My guess is that it is now in a holder with a straight grade. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree AU sharpness but problems with the coloring. Good buy for sure.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
 and a nice buy for sure  ...but not worth getting graded. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I like this coin at XF-45. Go back and see if he's got more USA coins!
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Valued Member
Canada
242 Posts |
So, noting I don't intend to keep the coin, is grading worthwhile? (thanks Debrajc for your reply!)
Loruca
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2125 Posts |
Looks like it's a RPD. I believe the value is probably north of $200.00 USD. Should be an easy sell.
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Valued Member
Canada
242 Posts |
Thanks all for your replies! So i;m guessing it isn't worth getting graded right!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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xf details cleaned
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Hi @Numismatic_Student! What details lead you to believe this coin has been cleaned? I was personally struck by what appeared to be a dark, original patina!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The second set of pictures looks like the coin's color was altered but the 1st set of pics the coin looks original. Perhaps an acetone soak wouldn't hurt.
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Posted 07/02/2017 2:54 pm
