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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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That's a tough one. I'm thinking more like xf-45. I could be a weak strike but the birds neck feathers drop it considerably.
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Pillar of the Community
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53 is easy. The luster halo in tight spaces hints at a dip, but it really needs a tilt back and forth to see where the luster stops and starts.
Regardless, I like it and the price was quite reasonable. Congratulations.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice 53. A well-chosen coin.
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I think it makes AU50 and maybe 53. The good price compensates for muted luster from (likely) a few dips. I'd be a bit concerned about the greenish contamination around the pole/cap. Some acetone might be helpful. Here's a PC53 for comparison.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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What is going on around the 9th star? I was going to say AU Details.
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Bedrock of the Community
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There may be some surface pitting on the obverse around the cap and pole. If the junk comes off with acetone and no surface damage then AU-53. Otherwise it's a "details" coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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There may be some surface pitting on the obverse around the cap and pole. If the junk comes off with acetone and no surface damage then AU-53. Otherwise it's a "details" coin. First, Thanks for all the opinions! I see what you guys are saying. Pics would've been better once I took it out of the holder, to me it just seems like gunk around the rim/denticles. Also I have a few questions about the acetone: What kind of container do I use? How do I put it in/take it out? Can I use a q-tip instead to get the dirt off? What do I rinse it with after the acetone bath? Thanks. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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AU-53, but I'm concerned about it being a details coin as well.
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Pillar of the Community
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 but would bump it up to an AU-55 if it gets a clean grade. PG |
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Bedrock of the Community
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The disturbance at K1-K2 does not look like gunk, and in fact there is a greenish area to the left of the second star which seems entirely wrong. Hope I'm off base.
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Bedrock of the Community
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i looked at and considered buying this coin, but the right obverse field seemed to have wipe marks and was concerned that it had been cleaned. let us know how it looks when you get it in hand.  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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Pillar of the Community
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i looked at and considered buying this coin, but the right obverse field seemed to have wipe marks and was concerned that it had been cleaned.
let us know how it looks when you get it in hand. Looks original to me. Although very slight PVC near the cap/pole only which I will attempt to take off using acetone soon. Overall a nice coin for my type set! |
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