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Pillar of the Community
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I got to $40 on this one the other day and would have gone higher given the coin condition except for the strange damage or planchet flaw? on obverse. Really liked the die lines on middle of reverse so wanted to snag it but oh well. Maybe someone can tell me about the obverse issue. https://www.ebay.com/itm/186170287755 |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Whatever's going on in that area doesn't look good.
Also, did you notice the qulaification that "the item described doesn't necessarily pertain to the specific item being sold", or words to that effect?
Edited by Coinfrog
11/28/2023 4:25 pm
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United States
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Adding a pic of the coin from the auction to save it for posterity:  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hard pass
You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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And this, apparently, may not be what you actually get!  Edited by Coinfrog
11/28/2023 7:37 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think you're misinterpreting the description.
"Up For Bid 1851 US Braided Hair Large Cent 1C (INV LC)
Listing Note- (INV..) listed in the above description does not pertain to the specific item being sold. This is for inventory management purposes. Thank you. "
They're saying that "(INV LC)" is their inventory code and not a grade or description of the coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That area near the rim could be damage or a Lamination.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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that's what I was unsure about. The denticles appear to be missing in that area too. The reverse was the most interesting to me part of the coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What is going on with the reverse there?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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it was a die state A N-21 which Grellman says is rare. Coin itself is R-3+ but those many lines are something I have not seen before in years of looking at large cents.
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Pillar of the Community
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Wow those reverse die lines are crazy! Never seen that before either. I think the obverse defect is a planchet lamination. The same pink color can be seen across the entire left obverse.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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The die lines appear raised so it makes one wonder.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Comforting that I'm not the only one that will buy a coin just for the interesting die state!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like a planchet issue but not a coin I would buy.
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Pillar of the Community
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Here's the reverse.  |
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