Grading Thoughts On This 1870 Indian Head Cent

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CoinEnthusiast Valued Member United States 485 Posts	Posted 05/25/2023 5:03 pm Here's a coin that I am planning on selling on ebay. It's a bit challenging to grade though, so before I put it up for sale, I wanted to see what you all thought on its grade. Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/25/2023 6:42 pm Heavy woodgrain effect makes it tough to evaluate this one, assuming genuine. Funky color. Not a coin that would appeal to an enthusiast of the series. Looks to be mid-AU? Not a fan. Edited by Coinfrog 05/25/2023 8:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Onedollarbillnut Pillar of the Community United States 745 Posts	Posted 05/25/2023 7:52 pm XF details cleaned Tim Hughes Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/25/2023 8:17 pm Well, good luck. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 05/26/2023 12:22 am EF45, just misses AU It doesn't look like woodgrain toning to me. 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 Edited by paralyse 05/26/2023 2:09 pm Report this Post to the Staff
mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9164 Posts	Posted 05/26/2023 09:00 am I'll go AU53 Report this Post to the Staff
Blastenpene4 Pillar of the Community United States 959 Posts	Posted 05/26/2023 10:53 am Are you sure that's a bold "N?" Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18687 Posts	Posted 05/26/2023 11:35 am these are so tough to grade as its practically impossible to see the actual surfaces. looks mid to high AU. I'm not partial to this look Report this Post to the Staff
RedRaider Pillar of the Community United States 1021 Posts	Posted 05/26/2023 1:49 pm This is one of the many and very common DDRs of 1870. If you look at the serifs in the "E" on the reverse, they are different. This is a result of being both, the Shallow N and the Bold N. Technically, this is a result of the Bold N being rehubbed over a Shallow N. It doesn't add value though as this is VERY common for the date. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 05/26/2023 2:09 pm That's odd. It has the long-stemmed E crossbars typical of a shallow N reverse, but the lower diagonal downstroke of the N's crossbar appears to be fully intact, which is seen on bold N reverses. I'll just leave it open to speculation for now. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
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