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Valued Member
United States
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I'm posting this from car, so I'm not sure of the quality of the pictures. I found this while role hunting yesterday, it was in a bank roll. I'm guessing it had to have been part of someone's collection, as you can clearly see the steps. What would you grade it? Is it worth getting graded? Thanks! With flash:  Two without flash:   |
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Valued Member
 United States
279 Posts |
Also, do you think it carries a premium over silver value?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would say it definitely carries a premium over silver value. Great find...I'm not that good at grading but I'll give it a go....I can't see how it would go below MS....so I'll say at least MS-60...It might go higher with better pictures.
Its a superb roll find!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
721 Posts |
Hard to tell from the pictures, but it looks like this one has some wear, albeit slight. Could be bag marks, tho. Nice coin!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
279 Posts |
There are a lot of marks on the front and back, that look like they can be cleaned off. Not damage. Is there a way I can clean it, and more importantly, should I clean it?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3229 Posts |
Very nice roll find! I will say AU58.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4132 Posts |
Don't clean it! If it has some sort of goo or gunk, maybe acetone, but when in doubt, leave it alone.
Edited by CaptainFwiffo
03/02/2012 9:46 pm
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 United States
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 ... if in doubt leave it alone ... maybe some acetone for organic material removal .. and even that takes some practice. I'm saying AU-something ... excellent roll find indeed.  David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Valued Member
United States
279 Posts |
I have no idea about grading, but I looked up au 58 coins, and this definitely looks better. When I get home tonight, I will try to get better pictures.
Would it be worth getting slabbed?
Thanks for all the input so far!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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War Nickels are rarely worth slabbing (unless the are MS-65+), especially if you plan on "flipping" it. But if that is what your insides tell you, go right ahead.
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Valued Member
United States
279 Posts |
Oih82w8, thanks for that answer. I'm not looking to flip it, I just don't want to invest in grading it, if I at least don't break even after. Even if I have no intentions on selling. (Which I won't)
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
987 Posts |
Nice find. Looks like a high AU coin to me. I can't speak for you, but if it were me I wouldn't get it slabbed since it's not that valuable a coin.
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm definitely not going to get it slabbed, based on the input here, but I figured I would post two more pictures. These were the best I could get:   Thanks again for all the help! |
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United States
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Interesting die cracks at the top of the obverse (rim through hair). A few more scratches visible on the east side that I didn't see before. Still AU in my opinion.
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Posted 03/02/2012 1:38 pm
