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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU does not surprise, but "Cleaned" is difficult to understand.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I was thinking AU. Nice coin. Looks fine to me, not seeing any signs of a cleaning.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not sure what they saw that flagged it as cleaned. I don't see any signs of wear in you photos.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I don't even see signs of wear, just a lot of weak strike caused by rough dies.
This looks like a good candidate for a crack-out and resubmit.
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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Pillar of the Community
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Quote:
This looks like a good candidate for a crack-out and resubmit. That is the plan. I'll circle back with an update once finalized. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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DOCC hold the reveal for at least 24hrs Before I saw the slab my first thought was AU55 details (cleaned). the thing that stood out to me was the blotchy surface coloration on both sides. thats the only thing I saw. it could have graded straight imo but whomever looked at it thought is bad enough to detail it. you never know what these people think  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Will do on the holdout PAN - I think I promised you that once before in the past. RE: blotchy toning on Reverse. I considered that and reviewed numerous toned straights. A good number of toned seated libs I looked at around that period are blotchy. Some being far worse offenders than this specimen. I think they missed on this coin badly, I do not believe it was cleaned nor do I see wear. Will take negatives when I crack it out to look for friction marks.  Edited by DOCC
02/09/2024 2:51 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd crack that out in a heartbeat!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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On review, the center of the reverse and the left wreath seem a different color from the rest of the reverse and all of the obverse. I wonder if that might be the issue.
Edited by Coinfrog
02/09/2024 5:32 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yes, the splotchy toning on the reverse is likely what lead to the details grade. Perhaps improperly rinsed after a chemical cleaning?
Still a nice piece for AU Details - Cleaned. No doubt about that, in my eyes.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for all the opinions. I'm cracking her out.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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for one thing you can't look at TV's to grade from. they are worthless. have to have in-hand photos. BH1964 may correct in his assessment as to what occurred. yes you can find blotchy toning on these, however there are couple things that stand out on a second look to me. the most prominent is how the toning blends in. it looks washed out. second even in the TV photos I'm not seeing the luster that should be there for a mid AU coin meaning the original skin was removed. was it cleaned harshly? no. should it have received a straight grade? possibly. I don't think you are going to get a better grade on this one. your only chance is if someone will pass it straight
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Pillar of the Community
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Agreed, TV is very hit or miss. However, IMO blotchy is blotchy and that shows up pretty clearly. In any event, the slab is worthless as is so I'm willing to risk a grading fee for a resubmission. If I get a straight I'm happy, if I get a straight and MS I'd be thrilled. If I get an AU DETAILS then not money well spent.
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Bedrock of the Community
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you never know. repost if you send try again
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