Posted 06/18/2016 5:45 pm
It has AU sharpness, but there are some issues.
First that are some rim dings, which would pull the net grade down to EF.
Second, I think that the coin has been recolored. It think that it was cleaned at one time and that someone darkened the fields, perhaps with something like suphur. That is part of the reason why the features are bright and the fields are darker.
It's a nice example of the piece that is worth "a price." The price should be a quite a bit below the AU grade.
I posted a picture of a Massachusetts cent in very choice AU some time ago. I won't post here, because I don't want to steal your thread. You can look it up, however.
First that are some rim dings, which would pull the net grade down to EF.
Second, I think that the coin has been recolored. It think that it was cleaned at one time and that someone darkened the fields, perhaps with something like suphur. That is part of the reason why the features are bright and the fields are darker.
It's a nice example of the piece that is worth "a price." The price should be a quite a bit below the AU grade.
I posted a picture of a Massachusetts cent in very choice AU some time ago. I won't post here, because I don't want to steal your thread. You can look it up, however.
