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This one has unusual color. I'm guessing the pinkish color is from cleaning. Pitting on both sides that I think is enough to trigger a corrosion designation. That aside it's a decent example for a tough year. I would throw out an offer if the price was right. Looks like it slides into vf details.
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Bedrock of the Community
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thoughts on variety attribution would be helpful too. Thanks.
Edited by numismatic student
03/09/2018 9:32 pm
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Heavy corrosion and the "wet" look indicates it's very active corrosion that has been recently treated. Fraction bar is centered, A in AMERICA almost touching ribbon, that only happens on S-137. The die wear pattern is unusual, lots of subsidence but no other evidence of a late die state, perhaps a Greaser or just a poorly-annealed planchet from the get-go -- more likely if you look at the lamination defect running through her head... Sharpness is easily VF30 but the major problems would knock it down to a net grade of VG8 for me. That corrosion looks like it's not going to get any better, it's busy devouring that cheesy planchet, yummy! Not recommended to buy this unless you really need an S-137 or have great faith in NCS's work product. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse
03/10/2018 01:04 am
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Thanks for the attribution.  I'm not really sure how folks are coming up with VF. This coin clearly has AU sharpness. I agree it is likely to be details because of surfaces look a little weird and it has corrosion. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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EF details, attractive in its own way but can't see it in a straight holder.
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high XF, low AU details. corrosion so it would definitely pull a details designation and there is some odd coloration, however, old copper can display some unusual ones based on how they were stored over the decades
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numismatic_student -- it's the difference between EAC grading and " TPG" grading. I think a TPG would give this one XF45 details. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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thanks for the clarification paralyse
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