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Pillar of the Community
United States
522 Posts |
Hello, Got this "Choice BU" from a notorious ebay seller who shall remain nameless. I know better but those doctored pics looked so good. Anyway, to me it's a details coin because of the hairlines and the area on Liberty's cheek that seems to have had a spot removed. Pictures do highlight the scratches but they are there. What do you think? Thanks for your opinions.    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3479 Posts |
AU-details... definitely cleaned.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2125 Posts |
Yes looks AU cleaned. This has a nice strike though.
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Pillar of the Community
7234 Posts |
Scratches probably from the cleaning - I would return it.
BU only if it meant "buffed Up"
Edited by Mark1959
01/26/2017 10:12 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36906 Posts |
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Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
AU-58 , traces of wear and hairline scratches ,but not a details coin .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18725 Posts |
AU details. I dont think it was whizzed however it was cleaned with something abrasive and most likely will receive an Improper Cleaning designation. Return it
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11920 Posts |
AU58. Could go either way in terms of being details designated or not. Looks cleaned to me. Agree it has a nice strike probably from an early state die which is desirable because the dies wore very quickly.
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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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree high AU details. Why did you take a chance with this guy if you knew his reputation?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1499 Posts |
The sharpness grade is AU-58 with a spot removed. You picture taken at an angle shows off the spot removal dig quite nicely.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
11922 Posts |
AU-58, but I am thinking Details from those pictures.
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Posted 01/26/2017 9:11 pm
