| Author |
 Replies: 14 / Views: 1,382 |
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
A decent enough and inexpensive 1847 Braided Hair large cent with a minor obverse rim ding. Looks right around Fine to me. A bit dirty, needs conditioning and brushing. Variety is N-29 (R3) with the diagonal die polishing lines atop the E in "ONE" visible and the fine die cracks through ED in UNITED out to the rim and above AMERI out to the rim. Thoughts on a grade from CCF?   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 |
|
|
|
Moderator
 United States
16679 Posts |
Yeah, F12 here.
swcoin.ecrater.com
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3164 Posts |
|
|
Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Not quite Fine, but VG-10 for me.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
Looks Fine 12 ... maybe Fine 15
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
Canada
11922 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3516 Posts |
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
Around F+ a solid 12 or stretch 15.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
7375 Posts |
F12. What do you mean by brushing? I'd use a little acetone and Verdicare, or nothing, just leave it. Nice looking cent.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
36844 Posts |
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Same here, F-12, very attractive example.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12057 Posts |
Brushing is basically when a "camel hair", sable, or similar very soft fine brush is used to apply a very light coat of Verdi-Care or Blue Ribbon to your coppers. It lends the glossy coat and protects the surfaces from environmental damage, since a lot of EAC folks don't really believe in slabs. It's sort of like dusting and oiling fine wood furniture. The oil protects the polishing cloth (or in this case brush) from abrading the surface or leaving any hairline marks.
This sort of preservation was once commonplace among colonial & early copper collectors, but the increasing prevalence of slabs and other environmentally safe storage media is sending brushing/oiling the way of the dinosaurs. Even though I am pretty new to the EAC/colonials side of the hobby, I have a strong affinity for the old ways of doing things in general, so this was right up my alley.
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 |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
7375 Posts |
Ok, that makes sense. I don't use a brush, but it couldn't be any worse than the treatment I give them with a thin cotton rag soaked with Verdicare. Am pretty rough with some of them, but it does no harm.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
Thanks for the education on 'brushing".
The only old coppers I have are in my type set so I was not familiar with the term as I am far from a collector or being an expert on them.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18696 Posts |
|
| |
Replies: 14 / Views: 1,382 |
|
Posted 11/24/2016 8:25 pm
