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Had this one for a while. What do you think about the grade? Obverse has bluish and purple toning and the reverse has red around the rims and orange in the fields. I don't know how it was stored before it came into my collection. Coin has a slight die rotation.     Edited by Cruisinfusion
05/07/2014 6:01 pm
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It's actually pretty unusual. The lettering on the edge is messed up, I'm assuming it's because of the pretty obvious 20-30 degree die rotation.
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Edited by Cruisinfusion
05/07/2014 6:01 pm
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Problems with the edge lettering are rather common. The lettering was applied in a separate process on a Castaing machine so I doubt it had anything to do with the rotation.
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Oh. What do you think about the grade?
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VF 35. Nice coin!  |
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VF 35
I have never seen toning on coin this circulated. Maybe it is AT?
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I'd ask if you have ruled out the possibility of its being a contemporary counterfeit, by both weight and specific gravity. Added to the discrepancies you've described, a variance in either from the norm would be pretty conclusive.
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No, I haven't. My scale is at a different house right now and I don't own any other CBHs.
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I think it was circulated, then stored somewhere that toned it. Doubt it's the other way around.
That would be sad to find out that it is ATd.
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I'm at VF-30, nice rim toning too.
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Would toning like this add any value?
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Usually toning like this on a circulated coin arises from a dip and retone. However, this coin doesn't really look dipped, at least not in a long time.....so I am guessing it is from a really old dip. I like toning on circ coins, as long as it doesn't look too dipped out, and I think a TPG would grade it problem free. I dont think it will add or subtract from resale value. |
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