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Help Grading 1911-S Lincoln

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I shot these through a loupe taped to a point and shoot. "Color is attractive but somewhat questionable" The surface is "grainy" Worthless due to doctoring?

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 Posted 12/28/2009  10:58 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add clintonfitch to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It looks like it has been cleaned for sure but the details are fantastic. It looks a high AU or maybe a low MS. The wheat tips are crisp which makes me lean towards MS. I'm not sure how the cleaning will impact things - I'm still learning that myself.

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AU details with what looks like porosity and like clintonfitch said, a probable cleaning.

The '11-S Lincoln is a great date and this coin shows very little wear. The large images may make it look a bit worse for wear than it really is. The high point above the ear could it incomplete striking as well.

Overall a valuable Lincoln.
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AU/MS, environmental damage, cleaned.
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You guys are very good... no. excellent! definitely was a victim of developing a crusty skin cancer, it got a dermal cleansing and its been "resting" growing some new skin for many years.

From arms distance, it appears too "coppery" I tried to get a picture. anyways.... It definitely looks great by itself, not so great in the album I am using for updating my catalogue.

I'm thinking of setting it in a sulfur laden album and exposing it to a more "natural" atmosphere, like a super humid salty condition at the beach.... to speed up the "natural" new skin growth of course!

Or should I continue the unnatural (IMO) process of keeping it air tight with as little exposure as possible. I mean, surrounding it in foam gasket in a plastic case. I think it is worthless except to another collector, someone who values things unlike the way the grading services do.

me? smart a$$..?
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I would definately retone that coin. The best way to do that IMO is the window sill method. Put it up for a year or two and see what happens. It really does help the problem coins, they always look better brown.
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