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1878 Indian Head Cent

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 Posted 04/04/2024  6:25 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Festus to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I bought this 1878 IHC today and am wondering what grade it is. Thanks!
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 Posted 04/04/2024  6:45 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add IndianGoldEagle to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
VF-20 details, environmental damage.
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 Posted 04/04/2024  7:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add paralyse to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'm closer to VF30 details but yes still E.D.
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 Posted 04/04/2024  8:49 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Errers and Varietys to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
VF details, Environmental Damage.
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 Posted 04/04/2024  9:01 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mrwhatisit to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
with the "moderate but not heavy" environmental damage but to my eyes approaching the XF realm, so VF-35, ED...

A good long soak in 100% acetone or verdi-care might do wonders for this coin
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 Posted 04/04/2024  9:38 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'll say VF details (ED, reverse cleaned).



to the CCF!
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 Posted 04/05/2024  10:54 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add panzaldi to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
VF details (ED)
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 Posted 04/05/2024  12:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add paralyse to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Once the metal is already deeply pitted, verdi-care or acetone are lost causes, and this coin has deep pitting in several places.
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 Posted 04/05/2024  5:44 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Festus to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I appreciate the feedback. It looks better in hand than in the pics, I believe. I paid $20 for it so it is what it is.
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 Posted 04/06/2024  10:12 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add panzaldi to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
well, for $20 I guess its a hole filler. to me this coin might benefit from verdicare
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 Posted 05/21/2024  4:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Festus to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I soaked it about 24 hours in verdicare and thought it made an improvement on it.
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$20 was a very fair price.
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Looks way better.
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i think the verdicare was not a bad idea. at minimum it stabilized the verdigris and helped preserve it
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