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Pillar of the Community
United States
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United States
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United States
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Both amazing coins.. However... I'd pick coin A.
Coin B has great details. It has a few blemishes here and there, but overall, very eye appealing. That being said, my gut tells me that coin has been clean harshly, and very recently.
Coin A appears to have a few die breaks, as well as a few scratches as well. It appears a bit more worn in areas, but overall, I think it has more original surfaces. For a 200+ year old coin, I kind of want to see a bit of grunge on the coin. It's not 'dirty' per say, instead, I consider that it's "covered in history".
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United States
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I would like to learn more about detecting cleaning, especially from images, but I like the look of B better.
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Rest in Peace
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Coin B for eye appeal. Although I'd take A if you'd give it to !e!  |
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Russian Federation
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Quote:Coin B for eye appeal. Although I'd take A if you'd give it to me!  This basically. (Fixed what I'm assuming is a typo, incidentally.) |
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United States
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I'd take coin B because the reverse of Coin A is mottled which detracts from the design and the eye appeal. Neither one has original looking surfaces.
Still, 1799 is the most common date in the series. "Select don't settle" is good advice here.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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B for sure, but not wild about either of them.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Agree with coin B being the better option
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The B's have it.
Not a hard choice, really.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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B all the way
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United States
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Canada
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I would also choose coin B.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Agree with B, much more attractive.
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Posted 02/17/2017 3:19 pm
