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Bedrock of the Community
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Nothing particularly rare here, but a nicer old Large Cent is always welcome in my house. I haven't looked up the Newcomb variety yet, might do so later. Coin is a step or two darker than photos in hand. Reverse has a die crack straight through the M in AMER, and is rotated a bit. NGC says: VF-25, full grade.   (taken with flash on)  (reverse)   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 Edited by paralyse
08/12/2015 9:51 pm
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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VF details cleaned. Sorry, still a nice coin though.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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It's quite a bit darker than the photos indicate. If it was cleaned, it was not recently. Whoever sent it in should have at least "de-gunked" it with some acetone, NGC slabbed it as-is :(
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Rest in Peace
United States
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VF details. It looks like someone tried to remove the gunk already.
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Pillar of the Community
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looks vf details to me as well.
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Pillar of the Community
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Germany
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VF 20 to VF25 and I agree that an acetone bath would help. Not sure about the cleaning, though. Does not seem obvious.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have quite a few free PCGS and NGC subs. My thinking was that if I crack it out, acetone it, and resubmit, I could get a grade improvement. It's a cheap coin, so I don't have any qualms about attempting it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'll go VF20 as well, but not so sure it's been cleaned. Show us what you achieve with acetone and a Q-tip.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Too many red halos around the devices, especially on the obverse. imo this was cleaned back to a copper color a long time ago and has since retoned. There shouldn't be any red showing on this coin. There are a couple of nice die cracks on the reverse which should help with the attribution. Quote:
Show us what you achieve with acetone and a Q-tip. ...more like Verdicare and a toothpick   Edited by edweather
08/12/2015 2:46 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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NGC VF-25, full grade.
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Well, through the egg on my face, I still say it's been cleaned |
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Posted 08/12/2015 12:32 am
