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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I found this in my brit coins box. What grade is it? Looks like ef to me   |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
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BUGGER  How did you pick it as being cleaned? looks ok in the hand no scratches or anything on the feilds. I have a box full of brit pennys and other copper coins and wouldn't have a clue as to how to grade them. |
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Rest in Peace
United States
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cleaned = copper doesn't turn this color in circulation.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Great link nancyc  I disagree bigfred. I have several hundred Aussie coppers and they range in colour from black to blazing coppery orange. This one looks a normal colour for a 86 year old copper |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Sorry to say, but looks cleaned to me too.
BTW, happy 500!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Looks like I have been outvoted . So "Cleaned" it is.  I like the little coin anyway I've got a few of these some with britania and some with a little wren on them. 500? |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I have seen quite a few salmon coloured farthings of this period in EF or thereabouts. It is not really an area of interest for me and so I can't make an expert comment. I have also seen quite a few salmon coloured farthings of this period, that seem to be coated in a clear lacquer, but I have never really paid that much attention. I do have a 1902 farthing in gem uncirculated (MS 64 or 5) that is a purple black colour. They were issued by The Royal Mint like this, having being treated with sodium thiosulphate to darken them, so that they could be more readily seen apart from the half sovereign of the time. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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here is another nice one this one still has some lustre   |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Trout, can we have a larger pic of the first farthing? I've seen plenty that are this colour and can't dismiss this as cleaned without closer examination. Thanks, Bob (shivering because the central heating has just gone bagerap and a new pump is going to take two days to get here!) 
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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these are the best I can do on my old scanner. It's a better pic and you can see some of the lustre still there, I don't know what the black bit is on it. You blokes still calling it "cleaned"?    Edited by trout1105
12/28/2011 06:58 am
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Looks good to me, not cleaned.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Alganbagarap Is my grading of ef anywhere near the target? Nice to get a grade from a Brit. I'm an ex pat Brit I moved to Aus 43 years ago  Edited by trout1105
12/28/2011 07:15 am
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VF, I'd like to say better but the ek and the unknown splodge keep it down.
Bob
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