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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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that is allot of corrosion but man what a coin that would have been to find before it got so bad, heck its a nice one to find in any condition. That is an amazing dig find and I am sure you will not find anyone that disagrees Quote:
Is there any way to "conserve" that coin ? There are no conservation methods that I know of that will remove the corrosion that bad. There may be a way to make it look a little better but it would still be what it is now |
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Pillar of the Community
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It might be worth sending that to NCS and see what they can do with it. I have absolutely no experience with them, what they can do or what they charge. From some of their photos, it looks like they can turn a rock into a double eagle.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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How did you ID the obverse, Conder?
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Pillar of the Community
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Conder is a "coin god". Thanks for the ID. Anyone know how many 1793 Half Cents are estimated to remain in existence today? |
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Pillar of the Community
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The "R-3" in conder's post refers to the Sheldon Rarity Scale. Stands for 201-500 known.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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On obv 2 the Y in LIBERTY is very close to the cap, on obv 1 it is more distant. Also on obv 1 the date is almost in a straight line while on obv 2 it is spread out more and more strongly curved. On this coin the Y is away from the cap and the date is compact and straight, obv 1, rev has strong center dot, Rev B. Obv 1/Rev B is Cohen-2
It doesn't show well in the pictures but it also looks like the Lis above the forehead and not the upper browlock. That would also indicate Obv 1.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I was stuck on trying to make out the position of that L.
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Valued Member
United States
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congratulations! that is one sweet dirt find!
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Valued Member
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Now that is a fun "ground find!" Congrats!
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Well done on the attribution Conder!
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Posted 10/15/2012 2:33 pm
