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copper nickel daddy Pillar of the Community United States 2224 Posts	Posted 12/15/2008 9:21 pm Believe it or not, found this in a bin of about 8000 wheat cents at my local coin shop. The dealer there said nobody to her knowledge had ever taken the time to go through the entire box. I bravely spent five hours going through the entire thing. Along with a VG 1924d, this was the best find in the box. Forgive the photos, I am still honing my photo skills. There is still a large amount of lustre on the left side of both sides. I've heard this date is notoriously badly struck. Don't seem to be strike issues with this one! Coin most certainly looks better in hand. Like to hear your input! Report this Post to the Staff

copper nickel daddy Pillar of the Community United States 2224 Posts	Posted 12/15/2008 9:23 pm I see now that the pics are kind of small; I will now work on posting larger images of the angle shots. Report this Post to the Staff
manila galleon trade Pillar of the Community Spain 1361 Posts	Posted 12/15/2008 9:24 pm nice coin, great patience. Report this Post to the Staff
copper nickel daddy Pillar of the Community United States 2224 Posts	Posted 12/15/2008 9:34 pm here are a couple of larger images My guess on the grade is AU-55, by the way. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19935 Posts	Posted 12/15/2008 10:14 pm Take shots straight on, no angle. I can't tell if there's wear. If you're going to take angle shots, only use them to supplement the straight on shots and take them at right angles, not 180 degrees. The 26D's are known for excessive die wear, however, as best I can tell, this coin is EDS. It looks to be between AU and MS63, that's as close as I can guess from the pictures. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
copper nickel daddy Pillar of the Community United States 2224 Posts	Posted 12/15/2008 10:34 pm BadThad, Thanks for the tips; I will take a couple of enlarged head-on shots. I tried other head on shots, the only problem was I couldn't get the light right to show the mint red on them. Report this Post to the Staff
copper nickel daddy Pillar of the Community United States 2224 Posts	Posted 12/15/2008 11:09 pm Here are larger head-on shots. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 12/15/2008 11:44 pm I don't see any wear. Good looking coin for .07. I'd give MS63BN, maybe 64. Not sure if that's rim damage on reverse swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
copper nickel daddy Pillar of the Community United States 2224 Posts	Posted 12/16/2008 12:32 am Looking at the coin close it appears to be a rim die break. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19935 Posts	Posted 12/16/2008 5:52 pm Is there a rub on the cheek? I can't tell if there's wear from the pictures. It's between AU50 and MS-63....close as I can get with the pics. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
copper nickel daddy Pillar of the Community United States 2224 Posts	Posted 12/16/2008 7:02 pm There is a little rub on the cheek; that is the reason I included the angle shots to try to show the actual color of the coin to help in grading determination. It has enough rub that my guess would be AU55. What really stood out to me was the great detail for the date, and the fact that there was till a good amount of mint color. But, at the price, I would have bought it if it was a VF or EF. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 12/25/2008 12:28 am The stuff on the reverse is tiny rim Cuds. no effect on grade. The coin appears to be AU, but the images are not the best for grading a coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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