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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
This coin does not look right. I don't like the dark area around the mintmark.
If the coin is genuine, it has been acid treated and is worth at most $30. I would pay $20 as a hole filler.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
10743 Posts |
The coin has been cleaned to death!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7390 Posts |
I'm going with over polished from being ex jewelry over time smoothing the surfaces. Backing up my suspicion is the area above the t in trust which appears to be a groove from the mounting
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Not sure about ex-jewelry, but the same basic coloring around the MM seems to appear in scattered places elsewhere on the obverse. I think it is probably an OK coin, and that the cleaning device just didn't get into the more protected areas.
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Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
I think it's genuine but harshly cleaned. Not for me.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5828 Posts |
 Genuine but CLEANED |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1339 Posts |
Cleaned, there are lots of nice 1931s available.....Bought two off HA slabbed, could not be happier
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Moderator
 United States
188120 Posts |
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I think it is probably an OK coin, and that the cleaning device just didn't get into the more protected areas. This. I agree. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
I agree, that is does look like a real 1931 S
When I first looked at the coin, it made me think of the coins
I found metal detecting. I would put them into a rock tumbler.
Which is common for cleaning dirt crusted coins.
Many of the Lincoln's would have this look.
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Moderator
United States
16679 Posts |
Genuine but harshly cleaned. Value greatly diminished.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4932 Posts |
Genuine cleaned 1931 S. Looks like a LDS to me.
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Posted 01/22/2016 3:45 pm
