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Valued Member
Canada
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Hi, I have an 1883s Morgan that I would appreciate your opinions on. Thanks   |
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Valued Member
United States
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E.F. 40 I think, been wrong before
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1003 Posts |
Looks cleaned, but can't tell by the picture.
Kenny
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Moderator
 United States
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I think EF40 is reasonable.
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Valued Member
 Canada
121 Posts |
Kenny,
This coin has definitely not been cleaned. I recently got a number of them from an elderly American living here in Canada who was downsizing and clearing out some of his stuff. He told me these had been in his safety deposit box since 1972 and have only recently seen the light of day.
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United States
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He told me these had been in his safety deposit box since 1972 and have only recently seen the light of day. Well, that covers all but the first 89 years of the coin's existence.  Seriously, I think the opinion is based on the "halo" effect noticeable around some of the letters, most obviously on the UM of UNUM. That's a strong sign of polishing. However, it's also an effect which is possible during circulation, and on-camera it won't look much different. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Well, that covers all but the first 89 years of the coin's existence. That's true, I don't know what happened to it pre 1972. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd buy it in the XF40 price range.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
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Definitely XF deets, cleaned.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1536 Posts |
I was going to ask that myself when looking at the coin, if it had been cleaned. I am just saying because I have a couple polished V nickels from a large lot that have similar looking surfaces. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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And yes, I forgot to add to my previous post that it appears to have been polished/cleaned. Better photos would be needed for me to say for certain.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1511 Posts |
EF-40-45.. And fromthe photos looks cleaned to me as well...
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
602 Posts |
I'd give it what everyone else is giving it :)
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Posted 08/16/2013 12:45 pm
