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cwb1877 Pillar of the Community United States 1659 Posts	Posted 03/02/2012 03:12 am I'm not certain, but I think this one may have been cleaned at some point. I dunno...maybe it's not crusty enough. I like crusty halves What grade would you give it? Report this Post to the Staff

coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 03/02/2012 04:06 am XF-40 Report this Post to the Staff
SeatedNut Pillar of the Community United States 2797 Posts	Posted 03/02/2012 10:04 am Cleaned, dipped and accelerated retoning ... net XF40. Report this Post to the Staff
cwb1877 Pillar of the Community United States 1659 Posts	Posted 03/02/2012 10:40 am Thanks guys! SeatedNut: In your eyes, what gives it away that it's been cleaned, dipped, and retoned? The color of the obverse especially seems like it's too uniform. What do you think? Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 03/02/2012 12:21 pm EF-40 Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 03/02/2012 12:47 pm EF-40 Report this Post to the Staff
SeatedNut Pillar of the Community United States 2797 Posts	Posted 03/02/2012 1:03 pm Quote: In your eyes, what gives it away that it's been cleaned, dipped, and retoned? The color of the obverse especially seems like it's too uniform. What do you think? Here's an enlargement of the reverse where hairlines are the most prevalent. Note they all move the same direction. The uniformity of color on the surface suggests to me that it's been dipped and the lack of any rub on the high points suggests the retoning was intention and done quickly. Older cleanings and retoning will show some amount of rub on the high points from storage and handling. If you look at it and it looks dull and flat, that's a quick signal. Report this Post to the Staff
nod2003 Pillar of the Community United States 3294 Posts	Posted 03/02/2012 1:59 pm xf-40, but it has been obviously cleaned, so that would net it down into VF range. Report this Post to the Staff
cwb1877 Pillar of the Community United States 1659 Posts	Posted 03/02/2012 10:02 pm Good to know SeatedNut. Thanks for the explanation. I was suspicious of the color and how even it is, but I just couldn't explain why. Report this Post to the Staff
Peter4805 Pillar of the Community Canada 987 Posts	Posted 03/03/2012 02:11 am EF details and definitely cleaned. Quite harshly too. Net VF-35 in my opinion. Report this Post to the Staff
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