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Pillar of the Community
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I found this in the till at work last night. Any idea what it would grade?  
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Pics somewhat small but, looks VF-20ish
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Pillar of the Community
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I had some difficulty because of the 100 KB file limit - I see others have larger images that look much better. So I tested it downloaded it one was 580 KB (recent 1938-D nickel for grade) when I downloaded it yet my original one was about that size and couldn't get it to go.
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United States
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Maybe it's just me, but it looks like it was cleaned at some point.
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United States
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AWESOME find!  Telesrat27. VF-25 with an old cleaning. Still an awesome find for getting it from the till! Nice one!
Edited by HelzelsCoins 01/07/2013 7:39 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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 The rim shows signs of an old cleaning. Not sure what's going on with the reverse. Is this pitting?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Small pics but looks to be VF. NICE FIND!
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Thanks everyone for the feedback. I was thinking VF too, BadThad. I find it interesting that everyone here and myself think it is in the VF range. I brought it to the coin dealer this morning and one of the clerks told me it was G/VG. Based on your feedback, an article I read in the December 2012 Coins Magazine that compared wheats in various grades and based on pictures/descripitions, I felt it was in the VG category too. Telestrat27 - I feel it had been cleaned too based on the coloration. Would it be safe to say this coin is worth about $15 or so?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Post larger pictures. There looks to be jaw/cheek separation which is the primary indicator for VF. Also, all of the wheatlines appear to be intact, something you don't see on a G/VG coin.
Based on these pictures, the coin is a minimum F12 and a max VF if there's cheek and jaw separation.
Edited by BadThad 01/09/2013 09:31 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Wow! Great for a circulation find! Congrats! Some bigger pics would be better but based on these probably a VF-20/25 maybe down to a F-12 but no lower. For the value I'd say to check what there going for on ebay (ending soon/already completed) but I wouldn't guess more than $5.. Especially with a cleaning. There's a few on there now for between $3-$5 that appear to be close to yours. I got a solid VF maybe a EF, Uncleaned for $5... Granted I bought a lot of the guy and he offered that as a bonus.. But when I asked him how much for it he said he sells them on ebay for $5... Are you using RedBook for your value estimate? I just had to ask as they have the F-12 at $15 & VF-20 at $16, because there prices are always high. Like I mentioned your best way to check real world prices is to look at completed ebay listings or subscribe to the "grey sheet" (dealer guide) Numismedia.com has the F-12 at $10.35 and the VF-20 at $11.50 and there prices (although closer than RedBook) also tend to be a tad high. But again, no matter the value it's still a great find!! Congrats!
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I don't know if I see jaw/cheek seperation. So I will go F15.
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Bedrock of the Community
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No separation, coin is definately an F12 but looks to have an old cleaning.
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Thanks everyone! BadThad if it means anything the lettering looks much more crisp in hand versus the photo. I certainly agree the coin from looking at it too has been cleaned at some point. I wonder why the coin dealer tried to say it was either G/VG? Even though I didn't believe him. He held it and examined it. NathanASE, I was basing it on original predictions of it being VF-20 based on my subpar photos. Funny enough, the 1983 RedBook I have gives a more accurate price than the 2013 RedBook! (1983 lists the 1909-VDB in F-12 at $3; 2013 lists it at $15).
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