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New Member
United States
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Hi, Curious to hear thoughts on this 1859 indian head I picked up from folks who are much more experienced in grading/valuing coins. Would appreciate any feedback from the community before sharing what I paid for it.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
Definitely cleaned.
After that, grade doesn't mean much.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5887 Posts |
VF details cleaned
-CH27
Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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Rest in Peace
United States
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EF-40 Details cleaned .  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4469 Posts |
VF Details Cleaned
The coin also took a hit on the rim next to the O on the obverse.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree, EF details (cleaned).  to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
701 Posts |
You'll have to wait another 25 years for the natural elements to come back naturally.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5667 Posts |
It certainly looks cleaned, but it could be that the lighting is too bright. Is that the true color and lightness of the coin?
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New Member
 United States
16 Posts |
Here's a picture I took this morning using my phone, under natural sunlight. With the naked eye, it has a gold tone, with some reddish hues mixed in as you rotate the coin under a light source.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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New Member
United States
16 Posts |
I'm debating whether to return this coin or not. On one hand, I see a cleaned value of 10-15 dollars coming from folks here and on other sites, and on another hand I see coin dealers online selling this coin in very similar condition, graded as being cleaned, for $85+ dollars. Granted, they need to make some money and recoupe any grading fees, but $15 to $85+ is a big gap. I'm adding one more set of pictures with flatter lighting to double confirm what everyone is saying.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm still not convinced it's been cleaned. Is that the true color of the coin?
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New Member
United States
16 Posts |
That's the true color. The original photos were at night under soft yellow lighting. The second post with a photo was in sunlight...that's the color it gives off under that kind of light...it has decent luster with a reddish reflection. Under flat light from almost overhead, the color in my last post is what you see...it's like a dark gold. Not like the usual pink cleaned looking coins I'm used to seeing, but again I'm far from an expert.
Edited by hydropsyche
03/20/2020 2:26 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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VF35 cleaned? not sure on this one.
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United States
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