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I picked this coin up tonite from my Daughter who works at a circle K here in Tucson. someone spent this coin and 3 very old notes that I will post my questions on the motes forum. anyway here is the half I just want to know if it is a proof or not and possibly the value thanks all the coin has a very smooth clean or as clean as it can be after being handled but I have put it next to a MS and they are 100% different Gary Best pic's I could get with my dig cam       Edited by garylcsr
09/03/2007 01:58 am
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Gary,
Can't answer your question, but what an impressive looking coin for being 50 plus years old.
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it looks bad in the scan but on the coin itself you see none of the dullness that I see here. in hand the coin looks just like a proof from today. not only that but it is the first Franklin I have seen come out of register that you can read everything on the bell all the Philly stuff and it has full bell line. the scan don't do this coin Justus at all but my scope and camera wont take a nice shot of shinny coins. she also came out with a roll of silver dimes a mix of Rosie's and merc's a roll of peace and Morgan dollars with a 1878S Morgan that looks like it was made today.lol thanks Gary Edited by garylcsr
09/03/2007 12:53 am
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Wow, What a haul your daughter made! In 50 years of collecting I have never had that kind of good fortune.
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lol me either. the horse blanket she brought home is huge they had to have large wallets back then. it wont fit in my wallet lol
Gary
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Gary: Is the fields mirror like? Can't tell from the image. If they aren't then it may be a business strike. A couple of things I notice on this coin. 1. Obverse: What is under the Bust? Looks like something going on there. 2. The OF on the reverse. The O looks like it is missing? But from the image it looks like a business strike. Still a keeper. I don't see Full Bell Lines on your coin unless the glisten blurs it? Probably some one's collection that got stolen. Cashing it in to remove the evidence that they did it.
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yes it is mirror like looks just like a proof today looks. as for parts missing I think it is the sheen of the coin in the scanner. it is full bell and a very nice full strike coin everything on it looks perfect. I don't have a clue why it looks so bad in the scan but I think it is the shine and glass together
i almost asked you what you are doing up so late I forgot you are just down the road and it is only 10 pm now lol
Gary
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Well, if it's mirror like, I would say it's a proof then. Try taking it to a coin dealer near you, he would know better since he can see it in hand. Anys, cool finds!
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After seeing the pictures, I think it is a proof.
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Thanks Amazon99 I am 99% sure it is too but I don't remember what the proof coins from back then looked like. I put it next to an MS Franky and they are worlds apart
Gary
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Are you going to try to dip it, so that you can get some of the dirt and fingerprints(if there are any) off it?
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Not sure. I have a bottle of acetone but I have never cleaned a coin in my life that was worth more than face. unless I was doing research with cents. lol
it looks like a fingerprint over the date. would an acetone soak hurt it any. how long would you leave it in?
Gary
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First of all why didn't you go back to the same place and attempt to get everything they have? I would have. I still would go back to the same place just in case. Someone is spending a lot of something that has been laying around a long time. Now as for the Acetone. You can use that on the coin with no effect to the coin itself and it should remove most junk. HOWEVER, first note this. Take a clean GLASS dish and put some of the Acetone on that dish and allow to evaporate. If there is any residue left, that Acetone has become contaminated and should be discarded or used for painting or something. The reason is Acetone is a great absorbant of everything. Even the inside of a can where the interior coating may have not been sufficient or is now also absorbed. If the Acetone is OK, then use a clean GLASS jar or dish where you can easily have access to the coin. DO NOT use metallic utensils to put the coin in or take out. Try to use only glass for this purpose. Dip for a while. No hurry since pure Acetone will not hurt the coin. Several minutes should be sufficient. Now once removed, rinse the coin in distilled water, place on a cotton fabric, blow dry with a hair dryer on warm, not hot. If the finger prints remain, then futher attempts to remove are up to you. Since other chemicals would be considered cleaning. I've had great success removing finger prints with a jewlery cleaner from Walmart but again, that also constatutes coin cleaning. Let us all know what happens. |
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It maybe a type 2 where the eagle claws are doubled I know that there a 1959 variety?but this one looks MS to me
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09/03/2007 10:03 am
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it has a lot of Mechanical Doubling on it. the top of the eagles head is there twice maybe half or more of the letters are MD. or it all looks MD to me. I am sure it is not a DD so I will leave that one alone. Gary |
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I am sure a half specialist would be able to tell you for sure which one it is because I am sure there has to be some differences between PF and UNC but I have no idea of what they may be
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