The scratches under LIBERTY and next to AMERICA as well as the N in ONE don't look right to me - maybe Environmental Damage on that N? Details coin for sure.
That's a tough one. The surfaces look a bit rough, even sort of like wrinkly skin in a few spots. But the planchet quality on a lot of these early coppers was pretty spotty, and I wouldn't be surprised if some of the funky stuff I'm seeing was already there when it came out of the mint.
I'm going to go with straight graded, considering how the grading services tend to be more lenient with early coppers (as the first one I posted can attest to).
I agree, the bright spots around the stars and around the outline of Liberty appear indicative of cleaning. This one isn't too egregious though and I wouldn't be surprised if it graded.
Quote: the bright spots around the stars and around the outline of Liberty appear indicative of cleaning.
Remember that halos around the devices are not always indicative of a cleaning. Here's a link to a recent thread on CCF about it: http://goccf.com/t/308100&whichpage=1
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