1802 Large Cent S-228

Germanicvs...If you look closely you can see the hairlines. These will disappear a lot better by carrying in his pocket vs. setting on a window sill.

Carry a collectors coin in one's pocket carries the risk that the coin may be damaged irreparably.

1893S, looking more closely I do see now the hairlines on the obverse.

I tend to associate cleaning on copper with areas of abnormal or light red colour, that is why I thought the cleaning was very light on this coin as the colour seems quite even throughout.

Here's a link to the original ebay listing....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/23153581822...RK:MEBIDX:IT

My original offer was $150. That's how much I had in my paypal account. The seller countered with $165. I took advantage of the 'buy now, pay later' offer that ebay has been bombarding me with for months.

I clicked the 'accept offer' tab.

The seller charged me $6 for it to be shipped to my mailbox. One week later, the coin was in my hands.




It's been in my left front pocket along with my money-clip. It has spent some time inside a small zip-lock baggie with some other copper and silver coins. My pocket change is in my right front pocket. In my day-to-day business, I'm on my feet a lot, and do a lot of walking. Keeping in on the left side insures that I won't accidentally spend it.

Old candy wrappers? I normally throw those into the floorboard of the passenger seat.





I will admit that I did lose this coin for 3 days due to carrying it. It fell out of my pocket when I reached for my money-clip while in the drive-thru @ Taco Bell. I retraced my steps and found it. I kicked myself repeatedly for those 3 days.







I can still see the hairlines as well 1893S. They'll always be there unless the coin becomes more worn. Window-sill toning won't make them go away. I realize that I am reducing the 'grade' of this coin by having it in my pocket. I've taken the steps necessary to remove the corrosion on the reverse.

A few more months of it rattling around in my pocket, along with rubbing my fingers over in once in awhile, will give it some honest wear.

Let's all keep in mind that all of my photos are taken with a Sony Cybershot 6.0 pocket cam in 'macro' mode. Using a fluorescent desk lamp with an adjustable neck.

Awesome!

Wow nice score!

Very interesting results, and well done.
I may try that with an 1796 S-82 that I have with somewhat rough surfaces.

I think you should print a copy of this thread and store it with the coin. Some neat provenance.