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Jack Head Valued Member United States 67 Posts	Posted 12/29/2005 11:58 pm Hello, could you please let me know what you think this would grade? Thanks, Jack Report this Post to the Staff

Susanlynn9 Forum Mom United States 5877 Posts	Posted 12/30/2005 9:54 pm This coin has very nice VF detail. It's a shame that the roughness and pitting on the reverse will lower the grade considerably. I'd have to give this one a net grade of VG10. Report this Post to the Staff
Jack Head Valued Member United States 67 Posts	Posted 12/30/2005 10:01 pm I know, the pitting stinks! I was not sure how to approach this one. The details are nice. I wonder how it got so pitted? But not bad for a $2.00 buy. Jack Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 12/30/2005 10:08 pm Jack its still better than mine !!! I dug mine out of the ground !! Is your a thick ? I dont think the coin can grade above AG with all of the pitting !! Rick Report this Post to the Staff
Jack Head Valued Member United States 67 Posts	Posted 12/30/2005 10:18 pm Rick it looks much better from a distance, haha! I wish I could find something like this in the ground. The only thing I find with my metal detector is lunch money. I need a new White's metal detector but the AF does not pay me enough for one of those. Jack Report this Post to the Staff
Jack Head Valued Member United States 67 Posts	Posted 12/30/2005 10:36 pm Rick, I assume I just measure it for thickness to see if it is a "Thick"? I have 4 of these 1859's, how thick should it be? Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 12/30/2005 11:26 pm Jack Sorry the 1859 is a thick planchet, I was confusing myself, our coins are the same, Variety 1 ,, they are quite a bit thicker than when the standards changed in 1864. variety 1+2- 4.67 grams variety 3- 3.11 grams Rick Edited by Metalman 12/30/2005 11:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Mike Rest in Peace United States 2884 Posts	Posted 12/31/2005 02:15 am Hi Rick. Wasn't 1864 the year they transitioned from Bronze to copper-nickel? I think both types were produced in 1864. Mike Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 12/31/2005 02:27 am Hi Mike Your absolutely correct, Variety 3 is the Bronze composition. The cents went from copper -nickle to Bronze with both types being minted in 1864. Rick Edited by Metalman 12/31/2005 02:30 am Report this Post to the Staff
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