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Here's a 1872 IHC that I'm looking at, but I need help. This one has me a bit puzzled as to what grade to call it. It has a few detracting dings in the obverse and a nick in the rim at 3 o'clock on the reverse. I keep going back and forth from XF-40 to XF-45. Then sometimes I think maybe AU, but then I look at the diamond pattern in the ribbon and go back down to XF-40.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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EF45 details - ribbon has separation and three diamonds are visible - but with a definite unfriendly cleaning, and light porosity, especially notable around the legends, date, and behind the ribbon; on the reverse there is a nice little Cud and chip at K10. It was probably prettier before it got cleaned; it was likely a nice dark brown with lighter brown planchet streaks. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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xf-40 I agree with the cleaning, too bad it was not left alone.
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Yeah I guess I have to agree with the light cleaning . But all in all not too shabby of a coin . 40 would be a safe call ,45 would be stretching the daylights out of it .  |
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I thought maybe light cleaning too, but wasn't completely sure.
How do you price a "details" coin?
If I could get it for about the value of a VF-20, would that be about right or still too much?
Edited by batboy
02/23/2017 9:02 pm
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Cleaned yes. I think it's an AU-50 details coin. I wouldn't pay more than 350.00 for it. It may re-tone with some Deller's Darkener and a long sit on a window sill.
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1872 Bold "N" variety.
Edited by Mark1959
02/23/2017 9:43 pm
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Is it possible that the pictures were enhanced?
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The photos are the seller's.  1972 bold N variety? Of course I've never heard of that, so I had to look it up. It does look like a "bold N" variety. But apparently, the "shallow N" variety is worth a little more. |
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Same here - not for me. Wait for a nice brown one.
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Think I'll take coinfrog's advice and keep looking.
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You guys are impressive and most were right on the money. Just for confirmation purposes, here is what the seller says about this coin: 1872 Indian cent choice XF-45. Coin has been lightly cleaned and has a few dings on the obverse. To the untrained eye it looks like an AU. |
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