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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I know it's a scan, and you can't judge the surface, but can anyone tell me why this was marked at $20 at my LCS? Has it been harshly cleaned? Surely it wouldn't be marked at $20 if it was fake (do fakes come with Cuds and die breaks?).   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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looks like a good buy at that price.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I really can't put my finger on it, but to me, the color looks off.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Die cracks are almost standard for that issue. The Mint was having difficulties dealing with the hardness of nickle. As for the Cud that's a bit more interesting. Finally, as for being cleaned I can't tell. Scans don't lend themselves to opinions about that unless the changes are VERY obvious. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Would being cleaned drop this to a $20 coin?
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Pillar of the Community
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Hard to prove it was cleaned as scanned as older scanners don't show the true surface as compared to in hand, BUT I would go with cleaned. And " Cud" seems to be a hit in circulation, not a die chip! If you notice the rim is included in the damage, a " Cud" is a broken piece of the die on the rim area and would not show the actual rim ! Edited by Mark1959
01/03/2017 7:44 pm
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but can anyone tell me why this was marked at $20 at my LCS? OK - looked it up, with a combination of mintage of almost 29 Million, cleaned, uncertified, and the rim damage - 20$ might be the right price for someone that wanted to fill a hole in their Nickle or Type set album |
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
I really can't tell much from those scans.
It appears that $20 would be very cheap given the apparent grade.
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Valued Member
United States
321 Posts |
Die clashes, Cuds, and cracks were very common on these early nickel coins. Look at some 1865 3 cent nickels and you'll know. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Very decent price, I especially love the Cud on the reverse. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I still think thats a Cud the die crack runs right up to it. If it was damage that would be an extremely convient place |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote: And " Cud" seems to be a hit in circulation, not a die chip! If you notice the rim is included in the damage, a " Cud" is a broken piece of the die on the rim area and would not show the actual rim ! At first I too thought it was a rim/edge hit. But then I noticed that it seems to be integrated with the die crack that runs above the "UN". That puts me on the fence about it being a Cud. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It appears to be EF/AU and genuine. And yes, we cannot tell anything about the surface from the scans. You have it in hand. Is it cleaned?
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Pillar of the Community
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I assumed it was cleaned when I bought it, but I am no expert on cleaning. The color seems normal.
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United States
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Looks like a great buy to me.
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