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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A recent pick up off the bay. Seller photo's were a little less than desirable, but hit the button for BIN. Coin is a nice medium chocolate brown both sides. It has a rotated reverse and a few die breaks on the reverse through the C of "CENT" and H of "HALF". Wondering what the membership thinks? Thanks for any opinions! RK   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm around XF-40, but I have little experience grading these. There seems to be a die clash through the C of Cents on the reverse. Nice copper!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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XF Details - Graffiti or scratched.
Generally I stay away from coins with severe hits to the face and in the main obverse device. I also don't think the hits on the obverse fields are incidental marks but look like intentional damage.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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numismatic_student, what are you seeing that I don't?
I am looking with a 10x power and see a few slight marks but nothing that screams out as graffiti or intentional.
can you point out where you see this? Maybe I am overlooking something.
Thanks,RK
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Rest in Peace
United States
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EF-40. I was a bit hesitant on this having an old dipping, mostly because of the color differences between the open fields and the tighter devices. But I don't see enough to be able to declare one way or the other. I think that needs in hand examination.
Isn't it amazing that these have such small mintages and remain so affordable?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree moxking, I think it may have had an old cleaning, it looks almost uniform in color, but I do see the slight differences between the fields and lettering.
yes these are most affordable, I saw this in a newly listed BIN for $45 and free ship. Based on what I could see from the seller photo's I thought it was a fair deal.
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United States
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Valued Member
United States
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Agree with XF-40. Not sure I would detail it for a scratch ... possibly would for an old cleaning.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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In the left obverse field I see an "X" shaped set of marks, and a large "U" shaped mark and a "V" shaped mark(s). I have seen a lot of marks and they do not look like this from random hits. Also, the field is discolored. The devices are brown but the fields are grey and unnatural. The face and neck have lots of tiny hits. Again unlike bag marks. Too small and busy. I see this when I enlarge the obverse image on my phone.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.comEdited by numismatic student
01/20/2017 07:29 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This is a recolor job, but not terribly unattractive. Low XF sharpness as the others stated. The nicks and dings are circulation and handling wear and would not result in a TPG details grade in my opinion; the uneven recolor/retoning would probably kick it for altered surfaces. I would leave it raw and enjoy it as a decent looking XF Half Cent. 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 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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XF-40, I think it looks very attractive.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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EF-45 straight. Very attractive example. |
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