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Pillar of the Community
Germany
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Cleaned, or rather dipped, with no visible cleaning lines (besides two hairlines in front of bust). ex B&M Would greatly appreciate your opinions. Thanks!    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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XF-45 to AU-53?  not sure which of the three overdates this quarter is -MV |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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AU53 details. Nice eye appeal
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU-50 details, once cleaned. Still a nice coin.
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Pillar of the Community
Puerto Rico
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm torn between EF-45 and AU-50 details. It's starting to tone back nicely.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'll say AU-50 details. Beautiful coin
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Moderator
 United States
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AU50 Details. Appears dipped as it has that dull white look. Nonetheless, a nice coin with nice details.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 Germany
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Thank you very much to all for your comments.
As a matter of interest, I have retrieved the rather expansive catalogue description for this coin, lot 2626 of the B&M sale of june 1988:
'1825/4 Quarter Dollar. Rich mint lustre is noted around the stars, letters , numerals and central motifs. The fields are quite reflective, verging on semi-prooflike. Light golden toning is present at the peripheries, and the surfaces show evidence of a careful cleaning long ago. A shallow scratch extends from the bust to the border'.
In fact, the fields are prooflike and lustre is indeed evident, in spite of the evident cleaning. The photo does not show this, probably because the coin has continued to re-tone over the years and the photo is not very good.
This coin represents to me an example of a carefully dipped/cleaned
coin, which is certainly not as desirable as a fully original example, but acceptable (to me) nonetheless.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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not sure which of the three overdates this quarter is
1825/4/2 B-3 R-3 Rev. I3 centered between A1andT3 and the 25C is closer to the Dentils. Obv. star 13 is lower than the bottom curls. This one also has a crack below star 6 forecurl cap rim. |
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Israel
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Valued Member
United States
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Nice coin! It looks EF45.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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AU53/55 details
"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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