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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to me the diagonal light-color lines look like cleaning rather than wood grain  
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1005 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19963 Posts |
VG-8, not cleaned, very original.
Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
Nice piece. I agree it looks VG.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Have to agree ,VG-8 . 
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3207 Posts |
Wow, no cleaning, I'm happily surprised. Are the light color lines the common "wood grain" of the period?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote: Wow, no cleaning, I'm happily surprised. Keep in mind, this is a VERY old coin that lived a long life in circulation. It's going to get washed in pockets, dropped into puddles and tossed around. A few, odd anomalies are normal and acceptable until they cross a hard to define line into the cleaned zone. Personally, my tolerance is quite high for that threshold when I see a very original looking coin like that. The black gunk in the devices and dirt tells a story. 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Want to add....I love your collection so far! Thanks for sharing. refreshing to see quality coins and pictures my friend!
Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Pillar of the Community
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BadThad - thanks, great to see the various grades and wisdom. Hadn't touched my collection in years and feel a bit rusty.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I don't think it was cleaned but the abrasions do appear to be from PMD maybe the coin sliding along the ground as if someone or something stepped on it, I don't know. VG8 details
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