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Valued Member
United States
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Edited by Scarp9603
01/29/2017 1:58 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
VF, Details, Damaged.
The crimp that shows at the 7th star on the obverse and at the 1/2 of the 2 1/2 on the reverse would almost certainly give this a damaged detail.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
321 Posts |
What's with the mushiness?
It's a New Reverse. I'm unsure of the strike quality seen on this date though.
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Valued Member
 United States
280 Posts |
Better image of reverse  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think that the coin may have been mounted as jewelry at one time and heated to remove the mount. That migh explain the mussy look. I'm willing to bet you find the reeding disrupted at 12 o'clock on the obverse. I think that the coin is worth its melt value or so. The 1861 is a common date. Here's one that NGC graded MS-62. It's more like an AU-58.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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F-15 details (not yours, bill).
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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F-15 details, ex-jewelry piece.
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Valued Member
United States
280 Posts |
It only weighs 4.06 grams,
slightly under specifications (4.18).
Could it have lost .12 grams from circulation?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Could it have lost .12 grams from circulation? It looks like it may have been holed and plugged. There is missing spot above the head and the fraction "1/2" is almost missing. Depending upon what they used for the plug, that could make a difference. |
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Posted 01/29/2017 1:33 pm
