1906 Indian Head Cent For Grading, Weird Reverse Luster

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paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 05/26/2023 9:36 pm This is a bit of an oddball 1906 Indian Head cent and I would appreciate your thoughts on a grade. (I'm not good at capturing luster, sorry!) Has nice luster in hand. The obverse has smooth brown luster. The areas on the back are almost mint red and do show cartwheel. 2.5 diamonds. Obverse is a bit sharper than photos suggest. Kind of on the fence about whether this is album toning or an old cleaning, but there are no hairlines or other surface disturbances. 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

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/26/2023 10:08 pm I'll say EF-45. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinEnthusiast Valued Member United States 485 Posts	Posted 05/26/2023 10:14 pm Maybe AU-50? Report this Post to the Staff
cointagous Pillar of the Community United States 1143 Posts	Posted 05/26/2023 10:37 pm XF-45 but the fields look like they have been cleaned up. Report this Post to the Staff
MisterT Pillar of the Community United States 2004 Posts	Posted 05/26/2023 11:27 pm I'm at XF-40 sharpness and questionable about the reverse possibly cleaned in spots. I do tend to be conservative in my grading. Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 05/27/2023 08:39 am I think album storage could be the cause of the better toning on the reverse. The reverse got somewhat protected. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18687 Posts	Posted 05/27/2023 08:46 am thoughts...i dont think the coin was cleaned. reason, a cleaned coin is not going to have even toning like this. it looks natural to me. probably from sitting in an album for a number of years. some pitting around the N in ONE tough. i think the sharpness of the coin pushes it over the line from XF to AU50 Report this Post to the Staff
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