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Valued Member
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If not for the X on the reverse, what would you grade this coin.   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Id give it an awesome for sure! But seriously I'm not very familiar with so ill take a stab at VF25-30. The obverse appears to have better detail than the reverse, a very nice coin.
Edited by jakeW
01/28/2013 4:59 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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The color is off . What is the line from the neck to the chin? What about the forehead? Interesting. The X ?
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I have looked at the coin numerous times and can't determine if I think that line is a scratch or a flaw in the planchet. The color is actually much darker and more natural than the pictures show. I can never get the correct color when photographing copper coins. It always bothers me when looking at the coin to think about some joker 150-200 years ago carving that X on it.  It is history I guess, and us coin collectors see things on coins like that all the time (counterstamps, cleaning, holes, ect..) |
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Pillar of the Community
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Did they not know how to tie bows in 1794?
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VF25 Details. Beautiful coin/photography!
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Dull copper is surprisingly hard to photograph. You have to underexpose it to the point of losing detail to get the color right.
This one, I believe, is S-31, characterized by the too-long fraction bar on the reverse and the die chips seen in the left field of the obverse. Among the most common varieties.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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wow that's nice
I'm not going to stab at the grade but what a cent to own!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What bow, chester? The one on the wreath looks better than the ones on my shoes!
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01/28/2013 6:52 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Sweet Liberty Cap!
VF20 details
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Pillar of the Community
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VF25 that scratch sure hurts it. Why would people do this even back then? This was when coins were truly art pieces.
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VF-25 details. Very nice coin!
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Pillar of the Community
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Beautiful coin   |
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