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Grading Thoughts On This 1870 Indian Head Cent

 
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 Posted 05/25/2023  5:03 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add CoinEnthusiast to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Here's a coin that I am planning on selling on eBay. It's a bit challenging to grade though, so before I put it up for sale, I wanted to see what you all thought on its grade.


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 Posted 05/25/2023  6:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Heavy woodgrain effect makes it tough to evaluate this one, assuming genuine. Funky color. Not a coin that would appeal to an enthusiast of the series. Looks to be mid-AU? Not a fan.
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 Posted 05/25/2023  8:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Well, good luck.
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 Posted 05/26/2023  12:22 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add paralyse to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
EF45, just misses AU

It doesn't look like woodgrain toning to me.
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 Posted 05/26/2023  09:00 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mcshilling to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'll go AU53
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 Posted 05/26/2023  10:53 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Blastenpene4 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Are you sure that's a bold "N?"
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these are so tough to grade as its practically impossible to see the actual surfaces. looks mid to high AU. I'm not partial to this look
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 Posted 05/26/2023  1:49 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add RedRaider to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
This is one of the many and very common DDRs of 1870. If you look at the serifs in the "E" on the reverse, they are different. This is a result of being both, the Shallow N and the Bold N. Technically, this is a result of the Bold N being rehubbed over a Shallow N. It doesn't add value though as this is VERY common for the date.
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That's odd. It has the long-stemmed E crossbars typical of a shallow N reverse, but the lower diagonal downstroke of the N's crossbar appears to be fully intact, which is seen on bold N reverses.

I'll just leave it open to speculation for now.

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