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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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AU, but possibly environmental damage.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Very strange surfaces. Blotchy and multicolored plus high point brass rub.
You buy some great coins, but I would have passed on this one.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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83 bucks is a killer deal. I would do that all day.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU sharpness, but she's been abused by something chemical or natural. The die diagnostics are a match but the surfaces are bizarre. Usual weak strike at K10-K11 and mushy LIBERTY, just like all other 1857 Half Cents. I'd recommend slabbing, but it doesn't look like the common Chinese fake from the no-no site as seen here (note the fake's odd rims on the obverse and reverse and compare the letters in LIBERTY between this one and OP's, as well as the position of the hair curl over the 8 in the date.)  Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I went to that site too but I couldn't match anything.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Given the sharpness of the denticles and devices, would you say this is an early die state (EDS) strike?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5677 Posts |
AU-53. That blotchy toning looks to me like something was removed from the surface that prevented those areas from toning. Great deal!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This one came today. Looks just as advertised.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Sure does. I know you like this sort of thing, but it's an alley cat to me.  Edited by Coinfrog
04/06/2018 8:34 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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pictures were a little blurry. these are a little sharper.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1788 Posts |
AU Details, I'd pay $83 for this any day!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11898 Posts |
In order to prepare the coin for long term storage I went up the conservation ladder: 1. Rinse in purified water. Dry. 2. Rinse in acetone. Dry. 3. Treat with Verdi Care. Dry. Result didn't differ much in the way the coin looks. Appears the coin was pretty clean to begin with.   |
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