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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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*** Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! ***Hello all, I'm agonizing over a shiny thing once again: specifically wondering if this has been cleaned or otherwise messed with or whether this is just an unusual toning pattern. Off the way the lettering stands out... The detail in the obverse is hard to find in this particular year in my experience at least, It's not cheap but it's not insanely expensive either.  
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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my gut says dipped long ago, and retoned.. rim dings, some scratches, but still a decent coin..
i am at close to ef40.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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I don't think those little scratches are hairlines from a harsh cleaning but...well...thinking hard here.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
627 Posts |
Looks good to me. I don't see any evidence of a cleaning, unless it was long ago. VF30 (maybe ef40 on a good day)
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Doesn't look cleaned (polished) to me but may have been dipped previously like Silverwolf mentioned and has re-toned unevenly
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
9862 Posts |
EF40
Unusual toning IMO, who knows how it's been stored over the last century and a half.
Why agonize?
If you are not comfortable don't buy it.
Collecting should be enjoyable.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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@DBM - I agree! It's all about what you enjoy. There was a self-help book I once saw (but didn't read) called "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff". I'm the opposite - more of a "Let's Lose it Over Minutiae" type....
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Great coin! Love the toning! EF-40 minimum all day long.
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United States
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I'm the opposite - more of a "Let's Lose it Over Minutiae" type.... I am the same way with small cents, hate those black "carbon spots" on red coins. I almost prefer a lustrous brown coin sometimes... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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EF40+ all day!
Beautiful coin... how much IS it?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's all about what you enjoy. There was a self-help book I once saw (but didn't read) called "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff". Silver101, I hear the sequel was pretty good, too: "It's All Small Stuff." Lovely coin...seems to be aspiring to tfred's avatar from New Brunswick. I like it at nEF, for sure.
"If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough."
--- Mario Andretti
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Valued Member
United States
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Absolutely beautiful. I don't see any signs of a cleaning. Looks to be AU in my opinion, but toning makes it hard to tell. Its a good strike anyways!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
851 Posts |
It doesn't look cleaned to me either.
Maybe a Circulation Cameo?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Thanks very much everyone - very helpful input as always. I talked the guy down a little ($240 USD) and it's now on it's way. Hope you're all staying well out there!
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Posted 05/11/2020 8:23 pm
