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Pillar of the Community
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Rest in Peace
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Think you may want to check the font on the date there, Ace...
You do realize that's a $900+ coin don't you? It looks polished because off metals do look better that way.
Ya catch my drift...?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not sure if it is the pictures or the lighting ...
The fields look polished.
Also it would be nice if the pictures were posted with the proper orientation.
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Bedrock of the Community
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What is wrong with the font of the date? It looks exactly like that of a slabbed example.   |
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree this looks polished. The seller likely knew that and that's why they accepted $740 when they were asking $1,250.
Still a nice coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for the comments so far. My feeling viewing it in hand is that it has not been polished but does have quite a few hairlines that come off amplified due to the coin's natural finish. I've never seen the rim on a SLD in this condition. It is very sharp and crisp, unlike morgan's I've handled. Is this typical?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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It's lightly polished, high AU details.
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Pillar of the Community
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Hairlines are prevalent. Pictures aren't ideal- my neck hurts  . polished harshly cleaned. Might be an ms coin, the strike is sharp. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Sorry about that. I turned them all the right way in windows explorer and they still came out rotated. Guess I should've previewed.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm always suspicious when a raw coin of that value looks that good.
I want mine slabbed.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The hairlines seem restricted to the fields, and are not in parallel; to me, this is evidence of light circulation, an AU-58 "slider" Uncirculated coin, along with the interrupted luster. I would buy it from a seller who had a very firm 14 or 30 day return policy only, and in-hand, carefully check it for signs of alteration or damage that may have been hidden by the photos; beware, if it sold for much less than its market value, of well-executed counterfeits. Authentication by a TPG is strongly recommended here for financial peace of mind. 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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Pillar of the Community
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Many times TPGs won't details a coin that old.. maybe you'd get lucky if you sent it in and it'd straight grade, If it's polished it must be light because I think I still see some original luster (vs the flat look heavily polished coins have). I agree there are hairlines but still looks nice for a 150+ year old coin. Hard to tell if it's cleaned or not.
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Do you intend to send it to TPG? I know I'm really curious, and I have to go with polished as well. |
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