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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice coin. It is an 1858-O Seated Liberty half dollar that appears to be in about XF40-45. Value would be around $120-$140.  (P.S: when dealing with old coins, always try to hold them by the rim, not by the face of the coin.) |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5837 Posts |
Yes. Unfortunately its been in the cleaning camp.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7634 Posts |
Sorry for the loss of your Grandmother. She left you a nice memory to cherish. Very nice coin irrespective if it has been cleaned or not. Do not try to make it look better with any additional cleaning. It needs to be stored properly in a safe coin flip or in a hard plastic coin holder until it can be TPG'd! |
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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EF-45 details (cleaned). Shame, but still very decent.
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Moderator
 United States
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Very nice old coin ... lovely momento from your grandmother. Lightly circulated to the XF state ... and yes cleaned at some point but that should not detract from the sentimental value to you. As a numismatic item this is a 'common date' Seated Liberty half ... in fact the 3rd highest original mintage in the series at 7,294,400. So not rare by any means .... and IMHO not worthy of any third party authentication ... despite today's seemingly endless rush to TPG everything. Enjoy the gift from a loved one for what it is ... outstanding USA coinage history from a famous mint passed down through the family. David |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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AU-53 lightly cleaned . A real nice coin with exceptional detail in most areas . Holder that big boy ! |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Extra Fine, Details, Harshly Cleaned. I've seen a LOT worse and this is still highly collectible.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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XF45 market acceptable. Nice coin.  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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Canada
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United States
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I think its strong enough to make AU50 details. cleaned. I wouldnt call it harshly cleaned though
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Posted 08/19/2017 1:15 pm
