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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pics are kind of dark, but it looks like a nice coin. Perhaps you can post some brighter pics when it arrives.  to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This is the O-108 variety with a rarity of 3 (Scarce, 201-500 known). This coin has terminal black toning, and an old cleaning. Just some luster remains around the devices. This piece has a very good strike, seen by the mostly complete wings and head of the eagle, and the detail in Miss Liberty's cap. There is some weakness on the feather tips and Miss Liberty's cheek. This should be an AU, but the cleaning hurts it. I would give this coin a grade of XF-45.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Most likely an original coin though any color is hard to see by the way the coin was photographed. Add some photos when you have it in hand.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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AU50, hoping for some better pics soon when it's in hand.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This coin is very dark and unfortunately would not likely straight grade IMO. Reasonably attractive, but it looks like an old cleaning would detail it. Potentially artificially retoned.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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i have it at AU53 and not sure if she grades straight. photos are deceiving they can make the coin looks better or worse that it is. this one will need a better look in hand
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 United States
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Thanks for the responses! I bought the coin hoping that it would grade out at about an AU-50/AU-53. I'll be interested to see how the coin looks in hand, and I'll let everyone know if there are any hairlines that I can detect whenever I get it in the mail. I'll try to snap some better photos, but my camera's not the best, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to get some decent pictures.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Toning doesn't look original to me.
EF details.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Can you post some pics of the coin outside the coin flip. The light will reflect different off the coin than it will through the plastic. From these the surfaces do not look original, a bit too reflective.
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Valued Member
United States
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Sure, here are a couple of photos taken from outside of the holder. Even though the pictures aren't great, this is unfortunately as good as it'll get with my camera.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd say AU-53 and attractive.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This coin looks better than the seller's photos. Still appears to have been cleaned, and the dark toning is very good at concealing fine hairlines. It looks to have been artificially toned, that green and blue central color is unusual. Strong luster in protected areas, I will bump my grade from XF-45 up to AU-50.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The color is questionable and my grade would be AU50 if it straight grades.
It appears to be a very nice piece. I agree with some of the other posts that it may well have been recolored.
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