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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The obverse as you can see has a woody-like appearance, but that shouldn't be, as these were pure copper. Any idea why it has the look of a woody?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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nice high grade example. improper rinse after a dip?
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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Just some kind of staining - pretty looking large cent though.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
887 Posts |
I'm thinking of sending this in to ANACS as part of the special. Acetone it?
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Pillar of the Community
7234 Posts |
Looks pretty good as is! I wouldn't mess with it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
887 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
24885 Posts |
Leave it the way it is. Nice coin  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
 Send in as is. Cross your fingers for a straight grade as it is a beauty. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Good luck and let us know!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
Is it worth sending in? Maybe to ANACS especially if you can submit it at a show to save on shipping. But even then I'd think it would be questionable.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
887 Posts |
I sent it in on the insider special (15/$129 with free return shipping). Ended up sending in 25 coins, and I think this was the lowest in value. At a cost of $8.60 for the submission, it was worth it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1261 Posts |
Good luck! Please let us know how it turns out. I like the coin personally.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3325 Posts |
Even though cents of this era were "100% copper", how pure was the copper? Could there have been impurities that would cause the striations?
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Correct, in THEORY they were pure copper, but with the refining capabilities of the time, and the possiblity of potentially some recycling of the copper, the copper my have had some impurities. I know that tests run on some of the early large cents that were suppose to be pure copper showed significant contamination.
And at that cost for the slabbing you can't really get hurt.
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10/03/2017 1:03 pm
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Posted 10/01/2017 3:28 pm
