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Valued Member
United States
204 Posts |
a new buy... have not taken closeups yet. if this is high enough to slab ?... I will put it under microscope before sending it out...I'm still learning but I have not seen a raw "steely" this nice. hope all is well and have a wonderful holiday season!   Edited by Wrenes
12/05/2022 03:14 am
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Moderator
 United States
15420 Posts |
Agreed it looks really clean in those photographs. Cn you tell if it has the original plating?
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
21605 Posts |
Nice clean coin that looks original, just look at the edge to confirm.
It would have to grade high MS for it to be worth sending in for grading
which this cent might, I'll leave that up to the grading experts
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19150 Posts |
Looks original to me--given the posted images. Might be pushing MS66+. Very nice.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6538 Posts |
@Wrenes are these your pics?
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18662 Posts |
decent steelie. I have it at MS66+. value wise on ebay they are selling for $40 at 66 you're looking at and at 67 $170 if you dont have a subscription to PCGS and decide to slab it through them it would cost you about $80. personally I dont slab my coins and the reason is that it chews up the coins value and takes decades if ever to recover the costs. if you are planning on selling it then it may be an option but if it comes back less than 67 you're throwing your $$ down the drain. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1173 Posts |
Nice purchase, looks like MS-66 to me.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Agree, solid 66 or better.
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Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
By all means send that bad boy out for grading . I'll say MS-66 all day with chance of a 67.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19947 Posts |
65/66 at best, not worth the money for grading IMO. Even in the high grades, these are common and not worth much.
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Valued Member
 United States
204 Posts |
Tending to agree with BADTHAD. flip and store next to the philly 1943. :-). TY everyone for your input!!!
Edited by Wrenes
12/05/2022 6:14 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Tough call. Might go 67, but even then it's not a windfall.
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Valued Member
United States
204 Posts |
I was just looking at some MS68's online (most are incredibly beautiful) but how did this get such a high grade? Die cracks don't count ?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote:
... Die cracks don't count ? Nope. They are a part of the die at the time the coin was struck. Also, graders are looking at the normal size coin in their hands. They aren't looking at enlarged images that allow them to see nicks and ticks. Closer scrutiny (a loupe) is reserved for higher grades, errors, or variety coins. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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well you definitely have the photo taking portion of posting down. nice job on that
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2334 Posts |
MS-66+ with a good chance at 67.
The obverse carries him.
Very nice pick up!
smat
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