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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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Blastenpene4, that's a beautiful Indian Head cent. Slightly weak obverse strike due to a tired die, reverse is well struck with a few die cracks. Sorry that I'm not in a position to assign a grade to it. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
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Probably an old cleaning and now has some toning from it.
Lots of detail so it is appealing for that.
If you like it is really all that matters.
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Pillar of the Community
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I figure it'll get nailed for cleaned and retoned, but I liked it anyway (except for that obverse dark spot). Don't think it'd grade straight at all. Guess I'm just stubborn!  Edited by Blastenpene4
06/10/2023 3:33 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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To me, cleaned and re-toned.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Good photos. Yes, cleaned long ago and since re-toning.
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Pillar of the Community
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Frankly, I figured that this was one of those coins that people who like toning would love. Coin in nice condition and a semi key date. I went for it. What about grade?
Edited by Blastenpene4
06/10/2023 5:10 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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MS64 maybe 65. Attractive.  . Only matters that you like it imho.  IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.comEdited by numismatic student
06/10/2023 5:21 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Unc Details - Cleaned w/questionable toning
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Pillar of the Community
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I was going back and forth about just turning it around, but I've decided to keep it. It's quite pretty in hand. Don't think I'll have a problem selling it when that time comes - lots of people seems to love toned coins and the condition is very nice. Thanks for the comments.
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Pillar of the Community
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That overall pink color is not natural for copper and a sure giveaway an acid has been involved at some point. I'm with westernsky, UNC details cleaned and QC.
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Pillar of the Community
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Sort of looks like the type of AT you get from the sulfur in a hard boiled egg? Otherwise still a pleasing coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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Sellers pics. Amazing how different it looks in natural light.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Sticking with cleaned and re-toned, lifeless look.
Edited by Coinfrog
06/10/2023 10:07 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Still looks cleaned and retoned to me.
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Pillar of the Community
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Cleaned a retoned.
It will not straight grade.
If you like it that's all that matters, hopefully you didn't o over pay.
You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
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Posted 06/10/2023 3:23 pm
