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Nice die crack right across the bottom!
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Beautiful Coin and Love the die cracks!!
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I'm at AU55 details.
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AU-58, nice one.  |
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AU-58. Nice die crack at the date.
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They just keep getting better and better Johnny. I can't see any wear so I'm thinking MS-63.
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AU-55 details, appears to have been cleaned.
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Edited by 52Raymo
06/26/2014 1:45 pm
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Well Indiangoldeagle more or less got it this time. PCGS AU details cleaned....though it certainly has not been whizzed as raymo pointed out....nor can the looks be compared as my coin retains ms luster or at least the original metal flow striations that produce luster(when viewed under a 25x loupe). A whizzed coins produces a simulated luster look, but the metal flow line pattern is completely different.
This coin definitely has been cleaned, but not abrasively...you can see the color is of a bit, but there are no hairlines nor is it unnaturally glossy.
Edited by johnny54321
06/27/2014 01:13 am
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While this is nothing like inspecting the coin in-hand, I'm seeing something in the legends. It's hard to be certain from image resolution, but if the legends have these raised ridges, then the coin has been whizzed, ie metal movement. That would be a shame, because it's an attractive coin. I'm unsure why someone would do that, unless the coin had surface issues.  |
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There is Longacre doubling on the coin, but having a tough time determining if their are raised ridges. This coin does not have the look of a whizzed coin, and though PCGS does not specifically denote "whizzed" in their genuine codes, my research indicates that a whizzed coin would fall under "altered surfaces". PCGS called this coin "cleaned".
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Yes--I also saw the LD, but that isn't what I'm pointing to. Not trying to be a bummer--just pointing out some details.  |
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I suppose its possibly a very light whizzing job, but most of the whiz jobs I've seen have alterations in the fields, swirling lines, and what looks like "luster", but really isn't. I believe that my Lincoln posted here: https://goccf.com/t/180179 has likely whizzed. It looks to have strong cartwheel luster, but looking closer under a 25x loupe, much of the "luster" is manufactured. It clearly does not have the original striation lines that produce luster from a die...but more swirly lines that still create a cartwheel effect. On this 1871, the fields don't have this kind of alteration, and the original die striation lines are still intact. |
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