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jeffieme New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 05/15/2015 11:12 am A friend of mine found this while working in her garden. Any estimation on it's value? Report this Post to the Staff

Fayette1800 Pillar of the Community United States 1094 Posts	Posted 05/15/2015 11:20 am Wow! Looks like it was dropped in mint state, but heavy verdigris. Report this Post to the Staff
RedRaider Pillar of the Community United States 1021 Posts	Posted 05/15/2015 11:47 am Its a tough date, but its in really rough condition. I would think $50-$75 maybe a little more. Corroded coins are tough to price. I had an 1870 and an 1872 that were UNC corroded and they sold for $175 for the pair. Report this Post to the Staff
kakaratt77 Pillar of the Community United States 1414 Posts	Posted 05/15/2015 3:00 pm Personally, I'd clean it and it would sell really nice on an auction site, mention it's cleaned of course. Jeff Report this Post to the Staff
GoldenIslesCoins Valued Member United States 194 Posts	Posted 05/15/2015 3:06 pm Still $50 easy I would think. It was in nice condition but it's been in the ground a long time and looks it. But cleaning will not help. So don't do that. Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 05/15/2015 3:52 pm Try a dip in acetone, then verdi-care, don't scrub it!! It's a great find for such a hard date to dig out of the ground. Edited by SHAFTA9a 05/15/2015 3:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 05/15/2015 3:57 pm Maybe there are more old coins in her garden. I can't believe that IHC came out of the ground in that great condition. by rights it should have come out corroded. full liberty ? and I think there are 4 diamonds showing. that's crazy good. Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 05/15/2015 4:30 pm I agree with Fayette1800 this coin was dropped in brand new condition in 1869 by someone that probably got in trouble for losing a 1 cent coin.. Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 05/15/2015 4:44 pm SUPER nice find! Check for more! MS-62 FD Verdigris. Report this Post to the Staff
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