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Valued Member
United States
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I'd give it an AU-58 for now, but give it an acetone bath and see if there are any problems not seen right now.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3479 Posts |
I think it's environmental damage. I would send it in to ANACS to get a second opinion. If it grades straight, then you have a very unique and beautiful example. Really pretty toning but there's only so much you can tell from a picture. Post a link to ebay auction if you don't mind. I dug through my Heritage files hoping I still had this 1862 in my tracked lots. It was from the ANA show. This one has ED but like yours has beautiful toning. https://coins.ha.com/itm/seated-dol...Lots-101116# |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree Au58. Very nice.  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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Moderator
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I keep looking at the two angle shots and the coin is growing on me.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36845 Posts |
AU-55 but not real eye appealing.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Must agree, whether the problem is AT, ED or partial cleaning (or some combination).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree the coin looks authentic. I also think it may have been whizzed. That might be what gives the odd (matte) appearance of the surfaces. They also look incredibly free of blemishes and whizzing helps smooth out little ticks and scratches. Mix in some artificial toning and you get this coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3479 Posts |
@Chester, look at 11 and 12 o clock on the obverse. That's ED, whizzing would have probably removed it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
This coin has more flags than the United Nations.
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
I think we need emojis with happy dudes flying mint state flags, unhappy dudes waving a dull flag for cleaning, and angry dudes pulling their own ears off for damage to a legendary coin, etc.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There's something wrong with this coin, we just can't agree on what it is. But there's something wrong.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@Chester, look at 11 and 12 o clock on the obverse. That's ED, whizzing would have probably removed it. I see that now Mike...thanks. I was looking at the other images that show the matte finish across the coin. It's hard telling what's going on without seeing it in person. |
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Canada
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I was thinking AU-55 Details.
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