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Pillar of the Community
United States
1080 Posts |
I'd like some feedback on this coin I bought. It has some toning on it and it's lustrous, but it seems "off." The reverse looks excellent in hand, the obverse, however, looks "bumpy." The diamonds on the hair ribbon are almost too distinct, but the LIBERTY on the head band seems mushroomed. What do you guys think? I got it for a nice type set I'm trying to assemble.    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4132 Posts |
Maybe I'm way off, but I think that coin has been cleaned or polished, and the diamonds have been tooled.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1080 Posts |
I think you're right on, wifo. The corners on the diamonds really seem to suggest tooling. I'm thinking about sending this puppy back.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
 Those diamonds look wonky, and I see more of a "shine" than cartwheel. All the little nicks have beveled edges--metal was removed. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3540 Posts |
Is it just me...or is there some doubling of "ONE CENT" on the reverse?
Unfortunately, this one has been retoned....too much of the brassy orange look.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1080 Posts |
I've sent a "return request" though I'm pretty certain they'll deny it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4132 Posts |
The doubling is longacre doubling.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1080 Posts |
Well, I send them my photo of the coin, and they said they'd take my return. cool!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3283 Posts |
You can see wear on some of the high spots on the reverse, the liberty and associated lines are
chewed up and worn and the original surface is gone.
Good move sending it back.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well, I send them my photo of the coin, and they said they'd take my return. cool! Awesome! Yeah I had the same problem with a coin I bought on ebay. Looked BU in pictures but arrived at my house XF and cleaned. I don't know why sellers do this because they get many returns. Maybe they are just waiting for someone who keeps it. Anyways, I ended up just buying a nice red indian from a member here. I've never been wronged while buying on CCF! |
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Valued Member
United States
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"I don't know why sellers do this because they get many returns. Maybe they are just waiting for someone who keeps it."
I bet they don't get as many returns as you'd think - many people are not as well informed and/or have access to a great resource like Coin Community.
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Posted 03/21/2012 11:00 pm
