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New Member
United States
41 Posts |
I found this in with a lot of wheat back cents. Sorry for the cell phone pics, but I can't find find the cord to charge my old D-100 Nikon right now. Is this possibly worth more due to condition?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36744 Posts |
Nice razor sharp AU-50 coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19154 Posts |
Nice find. I'm thinking somewhere in the XF45-AU52 range--given the posted photos. For market value, suggest checking ebay sold information for the same item. Disregard asking price, look at sold/completed info. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
74138 Posts |
I'm thinking AU.
Errers and Varietys.
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New Member
 United States
41 Posts |
Thanks guys... I have a lot more of these ranging from 1911 to 1958. Some are not so good,but a few are as good as this or maybe even better. They have been out of circulation since the late 1940s. I think I have a few 1943 steel pennies that look just as good as this one as well.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
I'd call it AU+. Looks like there is a touch of Verdigris on it that you should remove.
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Moderator
 United States
56855 Posts |
RodgerDodger2023,  Make sure to start a new thread for each coin. Just a note; 1943 cents are known to be re-plated. John1  |
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Moderator
United States
15425 Posts |
to the CCF Nice looking AU cent. |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18663 Posts |
nice 1914. mid AU. I'm betting this would clean up real nice with some verdicare. could be in the $30-35 range
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New Member
United States
41 Posts |
Again thanks to all. Bh1964 - You say I need to remove the Verdigris from the coin? How would I do that without hurting the value? I have always believed that cleaning a coin will reduce the value. Thanks
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New Member
United States
41 Posts |
Thanks panzaldi I'll order some today !!!  |
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Moderator
United States
56855 Posts |
Cleaning a coin is a BIG no-no. Conserving a coin is ok. You need to use VerdiCare on the Verdigris. John1 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
I'll say AU-55 sharpness, odd color. to the CCF! |
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New Member
United States
41 Posts |
Thanks Coinfrog... The color of the coin is actually a bit more of a brownish red as one would expect from aged bronze. I took these pictures with my cell phone using available lighting i.e. a cool white florescent bulb and a few LEDs. I cleaned the images up in Photoshop and tried to adjust the color as best I could, so these are not totally accurate.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
110 year old bronze coins can be dark brown. The color looks fine to me. And yes, try VerdiCare.
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New Member
United States
41 Posts |
Thanks again BH1964... I ordered a bottle of VerdiCare this morning.
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Posted 12/27/2023 8:43 pm
