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bobbymeru Valued Member United States 285 Posts	Posted 09/07/2011 1:03 pm I got bit by the bug and now I'm starting a FE/IHC cent collection in good to VG condition. What do you think of this recent pickup... Report this Post to the Staff

oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 09/07/2011 1:06 pm Can you make the obverse image as large as the reverse? Looks good/very good to me, and it beats the example I don't have. Do you mind saying how much you paid? Report this Post to the Staff
bobbymeru Valued Member United States 285 Posts	Posted 09/07/2011 1:07 pm not sure how to add a new pic once original topic was posted. I will probably have to start new topic Report this Post to the Staff
bobbymeru Valued Member United States 285 Posts	Posted 09/07/2011 1:09 pm oih82w8: I paid $34 but I liked the detail/color for the price. Report this Post to the Staff
LastGold Valued Member United States 228 Posts	Posted 09/07/2011 2:28 pm bobbymeru: It's a very nice coin. It may have been lightly cleaned at some point - otherwise it looks like full VG to me. The 1857 FE cent seems to in the news lately - as I actually found one in a Lincoln Cent roll about 6 weeks ago! Mine was about one grade beneath yours however. Very nice coin...[:] Report this Post to the Staff
upstate Pillar of the Community United States 3283 Posts	Posted 09/07/2011 3:39 pm Very nice specimen for your set Solid VG Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 09/07/2011 6:30 pm Nice pickup! Looks VG. Report this Post to the Staff
bobbymeru Valued Member United States 285 Posts	Posted 09/07/2011 9:06 pm thanks! looking forward to working on this collection. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 09/08/2011 10:32 am Compared to lots of those I've seen at coin shows where they were labled VG-8 or higher, yours looks much better. Report this Post to the Staff
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