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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Here's another coin I saw on ebay. The photos are not the best. It's an 1857 Flying Eagle cent with an obverse that looks to be in very high grade. However, the reverse appears to have been perhaps cleaned or maybe it's a coin that was dug up. I put in a bid, but didn't win the auction. The coin sold for $40. How would you grade this coin and what would a coin like this be worth? Thanks for sharing your opinions. These are, of course, the auction photos.   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***Paul Bulgerin
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4421 Posts |
IMHO, XF details, ED, looks to be corroded .... $25, tops.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8521 Posts |
It looks like somebody tried like heck to bring it back from the dead but just couldn't get all the corrosion off. Good bones but too far gone.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
That coin has no eye appeal.
Is it real?
Maybe just bad picture.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
I think its just a bad picture. No reason to fake an 1857 FEC.
XF details
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
11922 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36906 Posts |
EF-45 details, environmental damage
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
Looks AU details. I would not bid more than what it went for with those pictures and the stuff on the reverse.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
XF details, consider yourself fortunate.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
18725 Posts |
 not a good looking piece. probably worse in hand |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4989 Posts |
EF details, environmental damage and a weak reverse but the feathers are really sharp on the obverse which is hard to find on a cheap Flying Eagle cent. $40 sounds about right for a value. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
10743 Posts |
EF details for me and it may have been a 'dug' coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
Really? EF for an FE that has full breast feathers and full feathers on its left wingtip? Remind me to always buy full-detail FE cents from you guys for EF prices.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3098 Posts |
Thanks for all the responses. I was thinking AU details with the strong breast feathers, but also a harshly cleaned coin with surface problems.
Paul Bulgerin
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Posted 07/24/2016 5:59 pm
