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Pillar of the Community
United States
1021 Posts |
This coin was extremely difficult to photograph. I can usually get some decent pictures, but after about 200 tries, this was the best I could get. The surfaces are semi-prooflike. It is a glowing full red color. I originally bought it to go into a Dansco, however after carefully examining this coin, I think this will need to be graded. I put a plastic case over the coin while taking these pictures, so the scratches you see are on the plastic, not the coin. The only marks to mention are a small one above the S in STATES on the obverse and a small mark on the E in CENT on the reverse. I took it to two local dealers yesterday and both said the color looks natural and the coin looks uncleaned. Let me know what you think....Thanks,   |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1021 Posts |
Here is another picture of the obverse taken at an angle and in different light.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36746 Posts |
The photos might be deceiving, but but color looks off and appears to be cleaned. MS-63 details.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
MS64RD. Might make MS65RD. VERY beautiful IHC. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
716 Posts |
This a well struck coin with lots of luster. If we accept the fact that two dealers claim the color is natural and uncleaned then I would say MS65RD. Beautiful coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4932 Posts |
I agree with IHGE. Stay away from this one.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
I think it is completely natural. Most likely an MS Red. I have no idea what number it would have from thise pictures, but it could be 65.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
OP has coin in hand. I do not see anything at all that would make me think this coin has been cleaned: fields look well done up with no hairlines, luster is evident in both pictures, no unnatural toning around legends or devices. The second picture makes the coin look PL. For those of you who are stating that the coin has been cleaned, what do you see that makes you suspect this? I have looked at a few dozen MS red's on Heritage and they look like this one, with varying degrees of red. Personally, I have a 63RB 1876 (PCGS) and a 64RB 1889 (PCGS/Eagle Eye) and they look like OP's coin but slightly more brown as you would expect from a RB IHC. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse
12/20/2015 1:12 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8516 Posts |
I'm guessing the pics aren't representative of what the color looks like in hand. The first two pics if I saw it on ebay I would pass right on by but I trust Red's judgement with IHC's and figure it's bad pics. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1021 Posts |
Thanks for the replies....Im going to sign up for a PCGS membership in January and send this off with a few others. I'm sure Ive got 3 others to send in.
By the way, this is one of the mid 1880s dates that Rick Snow's guide says that "The color varies depending on the source of the metal. Since 1886, older coins were being melted for recoinage. The uniformity was difficult to maintain and many full red coins of the 1886-1888 years look slightly paler than other years before and after."
This coin is a paler red, but its still full red IMO.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It really is very difficult to make a judgment from these pics.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
688 Posts |
I agree with paralyse, definitely MS-64 and I could see it as MS-65
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Pillar of the Community
United States
500 Posts |
She is a real beauty. Stop back by this spring and let us know how it graded!  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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What the heck guys. this coin is a gorgeous full strike MS-65RD with a challenge to 66 . NOT cleaned IMO .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
11922 Posts |
MS-64 RD, possibly higher.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
4911 Posts |
is it possible it could be a proof?
Feel free to call me Will.
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Posted 12/20/2015 11:24 am
