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Bought this 1863 Indian Head cent from a local coin dealer today for just $25. He labeled it as VF with 3 diamonds but I believe that is extremely undergraded and actually has 4 visible diamonds. What do you think the real grade is? It does have slight mint luster, more so on the reverse than the obverse.   Old pics with harsh lighting:   New pics with less light:   Edited by Tanman2001
06/23/2018 3:21 pm
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Rest in Peace
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EF, details, cleaned. While I certainly agree that the technical grade is near 40, the obvious wipe would not pass a TPG without a detail. However, I still like it very much and I consider the price to be fair. |
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How can you tell if it's cleaned? Is it the color? I thought the color was weird until I realized it was copper-nickel and that the color might be a bit different from what I'm used to (This is my first CuNi).
My lighting is not the best so I posted new pics. Does it still look cleaned, or was it my lighting?
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06/23/2018 5:31 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Doesn't particularly appear cleaned in the new pics. Could we have a close-up of those weak first couple of letters in Liberty?
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Pillar of the Community
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The LI is nearly gone but still noticeable. Not sure if it's wear or just weakly struck.   Edited by Tanman2001
06/23/2018 3:59 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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looks like a nice xf and doesn't look cleaned to me. looks weakly struck in the LI of LIBERTY. Nice coin.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Some grease in the die probably. Certainly EF if not AU sharpness, but that soft spot is a slight valuation negative on such a common date.
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I don't think it's cleaned, too much crud left in the letters and between the wreath and rim.
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I'll go EF-40 With weak LI and shield on reverse . Does not seem to be cleaned . Edited by T-BOP
06/25/2018 2:37 pm
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