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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Picked this up from a very out of focus photograph on an ebay auction recently for £6.00 I think I did pretty well but I'd value your thoughts on the grade.   Also is that a big die crack across both edges under the mint mark area? Thanks |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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One way or another you did VERY well indeed. My only concern is that it might have been cleaned.
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
216 Posts |
I think it has been cleaned, more noticeable on the Liberty side (sorry I'm not good on my obverses and reverses).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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XF-Details? For what you paid, a very nice deal.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18685 Posts |
Devices are XF45. The washed out dull surfaces are indicative of a cleaning
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Weird flat color, I agree that I think it's been cleaned. XF Details
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
216 Posts |
Thanks for the input, what about value in its current state?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You got a good deal. This is a much better date with an estimated survival of just 600 pieces. The light cleaning is a potential problem as is the gouge at the bottom of the reverse that might be a strike through. I'd guess with XF Detail you've got a piece that's worth $60 to $80 USD retail.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Thanks for the info, BH1974 - very helpful. The level of knowledge on this forum is amazing.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The cleaning isn't too bad really. The reverse gouge is more bothersome but the price was great. I have an example of this date with the identical reverse die crack. Your coin would have been struck later on in the life of this die since the crack is obviously more pronounced. Looks like you picked up my coin's younger sister! Your coin is likely AU details since this issue apparently is seen with a pretty weak strike. My coin was graded MS-63 by PCGS in spite of the incomplete details over the high points.   |
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