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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Im in the market to buy a 1909 S Licoln Cent I found this one for sale but I am not certain if it was cleaned Just looking for opinons and grade please  Thanks, Tim |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hi Tim,
This one looks pretty good to me. Color is uniform and appears OK for a circulated copper coin. The pictures aren't real detailed but I don't see any obvious hairlines from cleaning and there are no noticeable detracting marks. There is some dirt around the date and letters which adds to the overall original look, in my opinion. Grade-wise this is in the VF-25 or VF-30 range, based on the pictures in the PCGS Grading and Counterfeit book.
Nice looking cent!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1934 Posts |
Tim, can you get any closer pictures? My immediate suspicion, based on the differing conditions amongst letters, and below the bust vs. the entire coin face is it's been cleaned or cleaned off (maybe with oil). I'm no expert, though.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1626 Posts |
Actually this is a picture off the website I was thinking about buying it from, so this is the best I can do...Website states it is VF and is asking $160.00
Thanks for your opinion guys
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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No indication of cleaning to me, easily a VF-EF coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2600 Posts |
Tpatna, it hard to tell from those pics. If it has been cleaned, it is not harsh and I would not be afraid of it. Still, when I see crud on the inside of devises, like in "Liberty" and the date, and spotlessly clean on the outside like this one, it makes me curious.
Jim
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United States
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Nice it doesn't look like its cleaned maybe olive oil bath that all? most old wheat get that done and most of the time it helps down the road it wont corrode as fast.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3233 Posts |
Looks like a nice Choice VF to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for all of your input guys. I decieded to buy it. Now I am waiting for it to come home :)
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Posted 03/27/2008 07:14 am
