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New Member
United States
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Hi everyone! Thanks for your comments on my previous post Indian Head grading post http://goccf.com/t/458056)! It has been very educational. I have a 1907 Indian Head cent. Based on photograde and other sources I would put it at a XF45 or AU50. Does this seem reasonable, or would people grade this differently? Obverse (1907 Indian Head cent)  Reverse (1907 Indian Head cent)  I know this is common - the community feedback has been helpful for becoming a more educated buyer and collector! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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EF-40 details, environmental damage.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11898 Posts |
au53
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.com |
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 United States
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the community feedback has been helpful for becoming a more educated buyer and collector! Very glad to hear that @andi! "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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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I see 4 full diamonds, sharp shield and clear ribbon separations - pretty much AU by definition.  to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog
01/05/2024 3:36 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm also thinking low to mid AU.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU details, environmental damage
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Iffy, might straight grade, but clearly a waste of money.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1502 Posts |
AU but would not likely straight grade with the corrosion. Acetone/VerdiCare would help but the red blobs starting on Obverse are concerning (assuming corrosion). They tend to pit from my experience.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'll say AU.
Errers and Varietys.
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New Member
 United States
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@Coinfrog I agree it's not worth the submission fees (even if it straight grades). Still useful for my personal education. I'm hoping to eventually acquire coins worth the grading fees ... maybe someday.
@DDOC excellent suggestion on the Acetone and VerdiCare. I will see about getting some and treating the coin to prevent or slow down additional corrosion.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU details
consider the following for slabbing. there are only two reasons to slab a coin
1. rare coin, needs preserved and authenticated
2. coin is worth a minimum $150-200 and you are planning on selling it.
other than that put it in an airtight holder. slabbing costs are ridiculous
i.e. PCGS subscription $69. grading fee. minimum $22. plus ship and ins both ways. there is no reason to chew up that much value of a coin. don't get sucked into todays craze of slabbing coins. the only one that makes out is the grading companies.
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Posted 01/05/2024 3:25 pm
