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This one does not look natural to me either. The surfaces do not look naturally untoned.
The 1858-O is the better mintmark and more desirable based on the production source. This one has slightly higher eye appeal.
Both coins are market acceptable and I wouldn't be surprised to see them in problem-free PCGS holders. However they do not look like naturally untoned coins to me.
I think both have been cleaned, but they have done a fairly good job with the cleaning. There are a lot of botched cleanings out there as you may have already seen.
I like the look of these coins, but others will disagree. Go with what you like. Hope that helps.
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
02/04/2017 1:21 pm
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This one does not look natural to me either. The surfaces do not look naturally untoned.
The 1858-O is the better mintmark and more desirable based on the production source. This one has slightly higher eye appeal.
Both coins are market acceptable and I wouldn't be surprised to see them in problem-free PCGS holders. However they do not look like naturally untoned coins to me.
I think both have been cleaned, but they have done a fairly good job with the cleaning. There are a lot of botched cleanings out there as you may have already seen.
I like the look of these coins, but others will disagree. Go with what you like. Hope that helps. Thank you. I am looking for one for my 7070. I like the look of the coin but I am trying to avoid problem coins for the album |
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Not bad eye appeal. VF-35 or thereabouts?
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Agree VF-35, not quite enough meat for EF. Very attractive and original.
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nice looking original vf35 to xf 40
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VF35+ I think this one would grade straight. i'd put it in my type set
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The gray color in the fields is what you want to see on a circulated piece of 19th century silver. The lighter areas on the devices are a distraction and indicate less than optimal storage. I agree with the VF-35 grade, and I would say the coin is essentially original with the lighter areas on Ms. Liberty and the eagle
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The coin is original. I also do not think it is XF. XF LS coinage should have no loss of detail of wing feathers nor should the blouse top be flat. I have it at VF-35 as well. You should buy it at between VF and XF money, not strong XF money.
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Seller wants $100 shipped. Too much?
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Seller wants $100 shipped. Too much? Sounds reasonable for this coin. |
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