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Valued Member
United States
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A cuz of mine has 24 of these like this one.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Valued Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10284 Posts |
A better date & mintmark for the more recent Wheaties. Your cuz should give you a nice one.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
8938 Posts |
Retail is $3.00 a coin. Dealer would pay around $1.50.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Common coin in this grade, and the carbon spotting greatly reduces the value.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10635 Posts |
A shame about the spots, otherwise a beautiful coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Black 'carbon' spots are not really carbon at all. They are either copper sulfide or copper oxide ( or a combination); both of these copper compounds are black.
They are in fact, tiny spots of corrosion.
Pricing by previous posters for this coin correct.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Actually they are not carbon spots. They are sneeze droplets. (The smallest form of a drop)
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
Very probably caused by an accidental sneeze.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Oh oh someone not covering their face. That's spreading germs. Wash your hands / Corona.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Come on, they didn't know that back in 1955.  Oh wait, I guess they did. But maybe they didn't know to sneeze into the crook of their elbow instead of into their hands (or ON coins). |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Germs did not cause the tiny stains.
The droplets of moisture most probably activated any oxygen or chlorine compounds that may have not otherwise have affected the coin.
Actually, the moisture droplets could have come from any source, but sneezing is one of the most plausible causes.
Edited by sel_69l
03/22/2020 7:39 pm
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Posted 03/21/2020 9:52 pm
