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Hi everyone, What is your opinion on reverse? Thanks in advance   |
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Pillar of the Community
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A die crack would be raised, a scratch would not be.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Can't tell from your pics.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like a die crack, but we need much larger photos to be able to tell for sure.
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Canada
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Hope these help. Still in practice mode with pictures.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I suspect neither one. I'm thinking lamination.
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Yep more I look at it, there is no known die crack like that I've ever seen on a 1921 Morgan, there should be a bunch of them if it were an actual die crack. The fact it doesn't go through or over the letters and into the rim, makes me think it's not a scratch. So lamination is next most likely culprit, still a really neat find and worth a premium to an error collector I would think.
The coin looks like an AU grade don't clean it for sure, the color is quite natural as is. A cleaning will only hurt the value. How much extra? I don't know, but it could be double to quadruple the value of a non lamination coin.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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United States
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Wow. How can I thank you enough. I study Morgan's daily. Still know next to nothing. But, I do know not to ever, ever, ever clean a coin. Learned that here.
I'm excited. Thanks again
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The darkness of the line makes me think it is surface debris, there are nonlinear areas of darkness below the line as well.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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biokemist, never thought of that, give this Morgan a good bath in acetone for awhile, see if it comes off, the acetone won't hurt the coin nor change any coloring of the toning. It will remove surface scum and debris quite nicely.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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I'm still left thinking it's something postmint. I don't really see enough vertical dimensionality to consider a lamination.
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how long was your acetone bath?
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