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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hey All, Just got this coin yesterday. Could NOT pass up the deal I was offered from a Shop. $4 Not looking for an exact grade, I know the pictures leave quite a bit to desire(Camera phone, Its what I have where I am at right now).   |
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Pillar of the Community
Israel
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That's a good deal, but it's very hard to see the coin from the pics.
All I can say is it's at least XF details, and likely AU.
I can't tell if surfaces are genuine, or what are the dark areas on the obverse.
Try taking the pictures with less angel, and preferably no flash.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
797 Posts |
I'll have to try and get it with a real camera. All I had at the time was a Camera phone, and Magnification. And obviously, terrible lighting
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36710 Posts |
Looks AU but can't tell if it has been cleaned by these photos.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1339 Posts |
au deails for me....... Either way,,,, You got a good deal!!!
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Valued Member
Canada
129 Posts |
for 4 bucks you got a steal
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3486 Posts |
Even with good pictures, cleaning gives me trouble. However, this date, along with the 1899-S and 1900-S, were sent to the Philippines after the Spanish American War. They were often cleaned. That being said, $8.00 (twice the price) would still be a great score. http://blog.davidlawrence.com/index...ysis-1898-s/I see that you are on the west coast. That increases the chances that it was cleaned. Was this a coin shop or a pawn shop? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thank you all for the info.
Matthewvincent - Very interesting, I did not know that about those years...Spending 2 years in the Philippines and I learn new stuff about the relationship between the 2 numistically all the time!
I picked it up at a Kinda coin shop, he deals with bullion mainly, but has a great collection from all his years in business. I ended up selling it to another shop when I needed a little extra Christmas money.
The pictures I took did not do it justice, it had some nice luster, not washed out like most dipped/cleaned coins.
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Posted 11/26/2013 10:42 am
