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Pillar of the Community
United States
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How does this one look and how much is it worth approx.? Thanks!   Edited by Steelers72
02/10/2017 8:25 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This is a 1855-O, which had a mintage 4.5X larger than the 1855, so it is more common. VF20. Worth about $75. Nice example.
Please correct title to reflect mintmark.
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
02/10/2017 8:10 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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VF-25. Not a bad looking coin!
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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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Bedrock of the Community
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VF20 Details. the 'X' engraved on the obverse and other graffiti that has toned over at star 11 & 12 will be considered PMD. there are also a couple indicators for a cleaning. the clean spot at star 4 & 5 as well as what appears to be some type of liquid was used on the reverse and you can see the residual under the 'S' in states to the eagle wing |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Quote:VF20 Details. the 'X' engraved on the obverse and other graffiti that has toned over at star 11 & 12 will be considered PMD. there are also a couple indicators for a cleaning. the clean spot at star 4 & 5 as well as what appears to be some type of liquid was used on the reverse and you can see the residual under the 'S' in states to the eagle wing Thanks for your analysis. I didn't think much of the little marks but now that spot seems very obvious. I liked the patina and @ $65 didn't seem like a bad deal. But thank you for your help and everyone else's analysis. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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VF-20, very attractive. I thought it was too. Do you agree with panzaldi's assessment? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I hadnt noticed the graffiti until panzaldi pointed it out. It is there but it isn't prominent. It makes the toning a little more suspect as it doesn't look altogether natural, but the coin is still attractive. I would say it is market acceptable as is. I have seen much worse in PCGS holders.
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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That's for sure! With respect to panzaldi's comments, I do not see clear evidence of graffiti, but rather just a suggestion of it, which may not be accurate. The lightened area at stars 4 and 5 could be the result of several things. Whatever the ancient truth, I find this fully market acceptable.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thank you both. I am trying to avoid problem coins for my 7070 so I appreciate all the advice/opinions
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't view this as a "no problem" coin. The highest features of the design have been rubbed with something. It is not natural to have a Ms. Liberty with bright silvery legs and other parts and gray toned fields. There also appears to be graffiti in the right obverse field. You can do better than this, Steeler72, although I'll grant you that finding no problem, lightly circulated 19th century coins is harder than it used to be.
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Posted 02/10/2017 8:59 pm
