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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by LibertyEagle20
02/03/2017 6:45 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Beats me - certainly not very obvious from these pics. Nice looking example, great strike.
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Pillar of the Community
7234 Posts |
The spikes on the crown (sorry if that isn't the right terminology) look a bit "shiny", other than that I don't know!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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What is the "cleaned" description ?
As sometimes they will add "Polished" to the description.
From those images it appears that the high points in the hair on the obverse have been lightly "Buffed"
Edited by trout1105
02/03/2017 5:27 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1188 Posts |
It graded "PCGS Genuine - Genuine UNC Details (92 - Cleaned)". The main reason I wanted it was due to the nice strike. I'm trying to get better at identifying a "Good strike" 1921. Hopefully there's not more wrong with it. If it truly just the crown being lightly buffed, I think I can live with it (although I don't like seeing "Cleaned" on the slab)!
Edited by LibertyEagle20
02/03/2017 6:27 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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It has turned out to be a pity that this one was graded.
I agree that the amount of cleaning (if any), is negligible.
"Cleaning details" in this case unfairly detracts from it's value.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
7096 Posts |
As long as you like the coin that's all that really counts.
I have a Canberra Florin that has been polished in a PCGS slab and even though it has been polished and ruined numismatically it has a great strike an it is not unpleasant to look at.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
I'd crack it and resubmit to NGC. This looks super to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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buy it at a details price and crack it out.
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Moderator
 United States
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I see no reason by those photos for a 'cleaned' verdict ... do not even see the light hairlines that you describe on the reverse.
No clue why?
David
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I don't know much about Peace dollars but I believe this is the highly sort after high relief 1921 . I too cannot understand why this would be a details ( cleaned coin ).  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3343 Posts |
You can see natural tone at the base of the rays on the reverse, and at the base of the crown spines on the obverse. But it's a nice strike on the hair. Here's as close as I've gotten to a full strike 1921.  Same coin, with crosslighting to see the hair detail.  I've yet to see one where that little dagger of hair down on the cheek is full....yet I've seen MS65's that are so flat struck that it isn't even visible. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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02/03/2017 8:34 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
The OP's coin is gorgeous! The luster looks weird on the face (maybe the source of the "cleaning"?), but other than that, she is a perfect type coin. Had I the money, she'd be mine in an instant, especially at a "details" price.
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm thinking the coin has been overly dipped and stripped. Not that there would be any hairlines visible... just a lackluster, yet "shiny" appearance is what I'm seeing.
ET
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Has it been wiped perhaps?
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Posted 02/03/2017 5:24 pm
