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My 1865 error Three Cent Nickel is missing "of" in United States of America. My local retailer told me his boss was not interested bc of a grease stain on it and told me to clean it with alcohol and a q-tip. I AM NOT THAT STUPID TO CLEAN AND DAMAGE A COIN! I wanted to know, it is not certified but was told it is graded AU-50. I wanted to know if I should sell it and if so how much, I will post pics asap, but I am currently not able to. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Maybe what he was trying to say was that it is likely a grease-filled die error. They are fairly common and would not add very much value to your coin. Also, using alcohol and a q-tip on a coin is not necessarily bad cleaning, though most of us here prefer acetone.
Edited by BigSilver
10/08/2018 2:01 pm
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 United States
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 to CCF. Post photos when you can. It does sound like a Grease Filled Die,and minor. Not much if any premium. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pics would help! to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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To the Forum.  |
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The lettering of the 'OF' may have been grease or debris filled.
Just guessing, need pics.
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Just don't RUB it with the q-tip. Frankly I prefer t"swish" it around in the liquid and let the flowing liquid do the work and not touch the surfaces with something solid at all if possible.
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Posted 10/08/2018 2:20 pm
