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1841 Braided Hair Cent Is It Cleaned?)

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 Posted 05/11/2025  12:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add adam126402 to your friends list
I would say cleaned and artificially toned, won't straight grade, IMO. There are several chemicals on the market like Coin Care that will give copper that sort of coloring. I will be curious what others have to say.
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 Posted 05/11/2025  1:20 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Errers and Varietys to your friends list
The toning is pretty weird. In my opinion, it looks cleaned to me.
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 Posted 05/11/2025  2:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add igwt79 to your friends list
that was my first thought... something weird about the toning... probably cleaned.
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 Posted 05/11/2025  6:21 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Errers and Varietys to your friends list
. Cleaned and artificially toned. Toning doesn't look natural.
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 Posted 05/11/2025  9:53 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Greasy Fingers to your friends list
"Original red" on and around the braid IMO may have been from something being on the coin in that area for some time protecting the surface, which since has been removed. With the reverse I'd like to see more of a chocolate brown and less of a pink toning that I'm seeing on the leaves. I'm feeling cleaned and has since re-toned. Let's wait and see how others feel.
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 Posted 05/11/2025  10:10 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add NumismaticsFTW to your friends list
This poor coin has been thru a lot. Cleaned/ unnatural toning.
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 Posted 05/11/2025  10:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Greasy Fingers to your friends list
Here's my post from your other topic
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"Original red" on and around the braid IMO may have been from something being on the coin in that area for some time protecting the surface, which since has been removed. With the reverse I'd like to see more of a chocolate brown and less of a pink toning that I'm seeing on the leaves. I'm feeling cleaned and has since re-toned. Let's wait and see how others feel.
Reverse leads me to say EF-details
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 Posted 05/12/2025  01:30 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Marv65 to your friends list
Looks cleaned with the bright "fluorescent" retoning. Could have been trying to remove that fingerprint on the obverse.
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 Posted 05/12/2025  01:47 am  Show Profile   Check BH1964's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add BH1964 to your friends list
I do not care for the eye appeal regardless of a possible cleaning.
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 Posted 05/12/2025  1:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jerryc39 to your friends list
definitely been messed with and would not straight grade.
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 Posted 05/12/2025  6:16 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jacrispies to your friends list
This is a counterfeit coin!!! The 1841 design is of the Petite Head style, this is the later Mature Head variation of the Braided Hair design. Additionally, the date font and placing is horrendous.

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 Posted 05/12/2025  7:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add MisterT to your friends list
Good catch Jacrispies!
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Nice catch, jacrispies.
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 Posted 05/15/2025  12:31 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Greasy Fingers to your friends list

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This is a counterfeit coin!!! The 1841 design is of the Petite Head
sharp eye Jacrispies.....
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