Posted 03/11/2016 09:08 am
You are right about the sharpness grade of AU. The coin has virtually Mint State sharpness.
The piece does have verdigris and other crud in lodged in the devices. Some or all of that stuff might come off with an application of something. I don't mess with coins like this beyond using a toothpick or a rose thorn. In other words "coin doctor" is the last label you could hang on me.
One are of caution is that there might be pitting under this stuff if you are able to remove it. That is one of the risks you take with coins like this.
1853 is one of the most common dates in the large cent series. This will not be only piece that you might see by a long shot. Still a lot of large cents have been taken off the market by Early American Coppers collectors who collect these coins by die variety and even die state. Therefore these coins are now harder to find in the market than they used to be.
Everyone has a budget. For say $150 to $200 you could get something much nicer than this. I'm just saying that if you looking for the type or the date there are better examples out there. If you live in the Charlotte, North Carolina are, you might attend the Early American Coppers convention which will be held April 7 to 10. Get there as close as can to 7th. The last day, Sunday, will be "a ghost town."
The piece does have verdigris and other crud in lodged in the devices. Some or all of that stuff might come off with an application of something. I don't mess with coins like this beyond using a toothpick or a rose thorn. In other words "coin doctor" is the last label you could hang on me.
One are of caution is that there might be pitting under this stuff if you are able to remove it. That is one of the risks you take with coins like this.
1853 is one of the most common dates in the large cent series. This will not be only piece that you might see by a long shot. Still a lot of large cents have been taken off the market by Early American Coppers collectors who collect these coins by die variety and even die state. Therefore these coins are now harder to find in the market than they used to be.
Everyone has a budget. For say $150 to $200 you could get something much nicer than this. I'm just saying that if you looking for the type or the date there are better examples out there. If you live in the Charlotte, North Carolina are, you might attend the Early American Coppers convention which will be held April 7 to 10. Get there as close as can to 7th. The last day, Sunday, will be "a ghost town."
And or there may be a difference in color which would show as past cleaning.
