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I went to Pittsburgh yesterday and spent the day at the BIG coin show. I was overwhelmed. My one goal I had was to pick up a nice 2¢ piece and not break the bank. This one popped up on my radar and after much comparing, I picked it up. It's in an old PCGS green holder graded MS63RB. The pictures show blur and scratches, it just the holder. not the coin. The coin has some red in it still, I think it's a very nice sample for my collection. I also posted a 1864 2¢ in the grading section, check that out too. Just wanted to share it with everyone. Thanks for looking Dan   |
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The coin looks great. A grade of MS63 is quite conservative. Hard to find an old copper coin clean of dark spots and patchy toning.
Edited by CopperHunter
08/11/2023 12:24 am
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Nice find.  Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Nice Pickup and Very Nice Coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
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IMO it's probably not RB anymore.
Slabs are not totally sealed, and I've read that the older ones will allow toning after 10 years or so.
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Bedrock of the Community
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It's a beauty, One50 - congratulations on your acquisition!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Very nice! |
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First, I think your pickup is a beauty!Quote:
IMO it's probably not RB anymore. Slabs are not totally sealed, and I've read that the older ones will allow toning after 10 years or so. While I agree 100% @kanga that slabs are not totally sealed, and as such are not air tight, according to Rick Snow, the reason copper coins change color is almost always due to surface treatments they've received at some point before encapsulating. I have high end Indian cent sets and a Two Cent set that contain RB coins with a high percentage of Red currently remaining, as well many of the coins with RD designations that are still fully red. Keep in mind all of these RB and RD coins were RAW, fully exposed to oxygen for well OVER 100 years. Many with low cert numbers that have been recently reholdered with a Gold Shield to get True Views were originally slabbed well OVER 10 years ago. Putting it in a new holder didn't automatically restore the RD color and remove carbon spots if they had changed from their original holders from the 1980's to the early 2000's. Here's a photo of one of my Red Indians slabbed several decades ago! Here's my point: this photo was taken earlier this year by Rick Snow after I bought it from a private collector.  Steve
A day without fine wine and working on your coin collection is like a day without sunshine! My collecting "Pride & Joy" is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set: https://www.PCGS.com/setregistry/ty...edset/213996Edited by Winesteven
08/13/2023 5:39 pm
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extremely nice looking coin, nice find!
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Valued Member
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That is a nice Indian cent Steve. Question for members......What would you think about applying a seal of superglue around the edges of the holder? |
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I wouldn't do that, but I'm not smart enough to know why. Instead, I use both of the following: 1. Eva-Dry e500. It's a high capacity dessicant, selling for about $20 at Home Depot and online. It lasts for about 4-6 weeks, and then you just plug it into the wall socket for a couple of hours or so to dry it out, and it's ready to be used again. Expected to last for 10 years. 2. Lighthouse Intercept Shield 50 Slab Box - I buy mine from Brooklyngallery.com. While roughly 60 slabs can fit in this 50 slab box, they sell other formats for raw coins, etc. It uses Intercept Shield technology to preserve coins, and should be replaced after 10 years.  Steve Edited by Winesteven
08/13/2023 7:41 pm
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Seems like superglue might out gas inside the slab? Who knows what that would do.
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