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Pillar of the Community
United States
709 Posts |
Hey all, Picked this one for $10. Pictures weren't the greatest and thought the obverse nick might be a hair, but no luck. Thoughts on grade and does it get stuck with "Details"? Thanks!   |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18700 Posts |
Fine details. artificially colored
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Nice pick-up, VF-30 or so. Surfaces do look a bid dead.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1021 Posts |
Very nice score for $10! VF20, but like the others said, surfaces may not be natural.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
709 Posts |
Better picture of the color, which is a nice brown.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
That's better - appears natural now.
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Valued Member
United States
295 Posts |
VF30, the obv. ding takes it down a little.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11898 Posts |
Looks good for $10.
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
18700 Posts |
I'm wondering why no one is picking up on the color on this one. for a F/VF coin this color is way off. for one thing its the same throughout the entire coin both obverse and reverse and if you look at the dig to the right of the date its the same as the rest of the coin as well as all of the other nicks and scratches. all of the areas showing wear are also the same color. this doesn't make sense as this is a copper coin, that dig would not have the exact same color as the rest of the coin. just my opinion but I really think that the coin has been recolored.
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03/18/2017 12:41 pm
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Valued Member
United States
295 Posts |
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I'm wondering why no one is picking up on the color on this one. for a F/VF coin this color is way off Dunno...perhaps it's because I don't see a coin that's been cleaned down to the metal and re-colored?  After all, there's still some grime in the date and in that nick, and color difference in the cheek and hair/ribbon area--where I'd expect it do be. From my experience, IHCs do vary a lot in how they tone. I noticed the white balance setting for the camera is a bit off, which will certainly affect color on the coin. Here's what the obverse looks like with white balance adjusted for more natural color rendition. Personally, I would have no problem paying $10 for this coin.   |
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United States
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