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Valued Member
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up for grading is the attached 1848 braided hair large cent   Thanks for looking  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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VF-35, possible old cleaning.
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice coin in Details >>Its a shame it's been poorly cleaned.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree that it was cleaned and that it is a VF30.
KK
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I disagree that it has been cleaned. I think the difference in color is due to the poor eye appeal and gunk on the surface. There are no surface striations of any kind. You must also keep in mind lower quality planchets produced odd colored coins.
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Pillar of the Community
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A bit of obverse corrosion too. Still an ok look for a 176 year old copper.
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Pillar of the Community
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There are no surface striations of any kind. I'm not saying it was harshly cleaned or rubbed, but coppers can be "dipped" in either lemon juice or vinegar without leaving striations. If it wasn't cleaned than half the obverse was exposed to something? KK |
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Pillar of the Community
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It may be cleaned for all I know. But if it was dipped the reverse would show it too....
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Great discussion and thanks for the feedback. In hand the coin seems to be an original example of what u all called a high VF. Thank you to all!
Edited by collectinsince65
04/29/2019 7:58 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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VF-30, looks original to me.
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