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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Both are surprisingly original for SLDs. Both have a shot at au-50.
Coin 1: will grade without details.
Coin 2: has more eye appeal but might get dinked b/c of the scratch on the reverse that starts at the 'N' in one and ends at the 'D' in dollar. It cuts pretty deep into that D, so whether or not It grades with details is a coin toss. Also there is another scratch under the 'n' in one.
Though they are common dates, I would be happy with either of them. Let me know which one you don't want. We could possibly go in together. Try to get the seller down to $800.
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Pillar of the Community
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When looking at both I'd go with the 1847. It just looks more original granted both may have been cleaned at one time. 1847 is my choice.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The 1872 looks like someone took an eraser to the upper right obverse fields and ONE on the reverse ( a prime focal area) is damaged so I'd skip it. It's XF+ details and not worth anywhere near $500.
The 1847 is my choice unless the reverse has notable hairlines in the fields.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I love the obverse of the 1847, but it's all down hill from there. The reverse of the 1847 looks like it's been cleaned with an abrasive. Ditto for both sides of the 1872.
I'd pass on both and keep looking.
Edited by billjones
01/22/2017 1:22 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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the 1872 has better eye appeal, but looks to have been wiped on the reverse.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Must agree, pass on both and wait for a better one.
Edited by Coinfrog
01/22/2017 4:36 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks to all for your responses.  IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If I have to chose between the two, it would be the 1847. I also need the no motto one for my type set, but not for $500 in that condition.
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Valued Member
United States
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1847 = XF-40 details, cleaned
1872 = AU-50
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Both look cleaned to me.
1) EF-40 Details.
2) AU-50 Details
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Bedrock of the Community
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I also think both would come back with a details designation. sorry but I would pass unless you will be happy with that.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I like the 1847 over the other. XF-45 Obverse looks nice. Would love to see it in hand.
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Pillar of the Community
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As a few others have said - I would wait. Do not rush to simply fill a hole in the set. Many (myself included) have done that and regretted that decision.
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