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What you guys think ? All thoughts appreciated...   Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
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Slanting "5" variety.
Looks like a mid-VF grade.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm at work on my phone right now so I can't really see the coin well. I'll be happy to grade and attribute when I get home later.
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My gut without checking says 35, so I'm pleased to see somebody else already said that...
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Before I give you a grade I have to warn you I'm an Early American Copper member and we are very strict when it comes to grading copper coins. Don't get upset when I say this is a VF-25. Plus it's a weak strike so I'll deduct 1 grade for that. Giving this coin an EAC grade of 25/20, meaning VF-25 sharpness VF-20 net grade. This coin is the N-1 die variety with a rarity of R.1 meaning it's one of the most common 1856 varieties. So my EAC grade is 1856 N-1 R.1 25/20.
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02/12/2015 6:23 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice description of this coin celticsoul. I would have graded it a little higher but understand why you gave it a 25/20
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Pillar of the Community
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it was a nice description. I was thinking vf30
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 I'm not an EAC person, so I'm a little more lienient when it comes to grading Large Cents like yours. Aside from all that, I have to say that's one good lookin' (problem free) Large Cent.  |
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I have to say that's one good lookin' (problem free) Large Cent All of you need to read 52Raymo's follow up thread in the classic coin forum. https://goccf.com/t/198041 |
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I already read that thread.
However, that coin does "look" good.
For example, if I were to see it for sale somewhere, I would have assumed it wasn't cleaned.
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if I were to see it for sale somewhere, I would have assumed it wasn't cleaned I assume they've ALL been cleaned at one time or another. The question remains. "Do I want this coin in my collection?" I recently posted a cleaned coin in the grading section and several people lamented the fact that it had been cleaned. I don't. I think it's a great coin. It was priced accordingly so I pulled the trigger. All too many times we get stuck on labels like "cleaned" or "environmental damage" with out seeing the beauty of the coin. |
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We may differ on whether all coins have been cleaned or not. I find it as being too general of a phrase. However, I couldn't agree more with your statement: "Do I want this coin in my collection." I just finished proofreading what I wrote and realized I'm really throwing this thread in another direction.    I'm done.  Edited by Nickel Guy
02/13/2015 7:00 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Sorry, I should have been more specific. I meant all large cents.
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Total misunderstanding on my part.  Ain't the first (or last) time either.  |
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