German 2 PF. 1875 J - VF Or Ef? - Coin Community Forum

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bobo13 Valued Member Bulgaria 474 Posts	Posted 05/01/2009 12:20 pm Please help me grading this coin: Image: 1875.jpg 77.89 KB Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/01/2009 12:58 pm I'd grade it VF-30. Report this Post to the Staff
QuickSilver Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1077 Posts	Posted 05/01/2009 12:59 pm Ooh! I like that. Looks like it's carved in wood. Nice details with some flat spots. Looks like it's been hit rather than worn. A tough one to grade. EF Report this Post to the Staff
zakota Valued Member United States 342 Posts	Posted 05/01/2009 1:03 pm Hey bobo, did you clean that pfenning? I have the same coin and can not scan or photograph it. It is so dark it is even hard to read under a glass. It is in the same condition as yours, VF. But have not been able to post it for comments. Report this Post to the Staff
bobo13 Valued Member Bulgaria 474 Posts	Posted 05/01/2009 1:58 pm Thanks! I think this is original brown color. Coin is not cleaned. To do clean it with preparation for copper or not Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 05/01/2009 2:34 pm I'd say it's high VF. And don't clean it, these pieces often have such dark-brown to black toning, and a cleaned one would really stand out Report this Post to the Staff
zakota Valued Member United States 342 Posts	Posted 05/01/2009 2:59 pm Thanks bobo. I was wondering about that. I don't want to clean mine, but it is graded so low because you can hardly make out the letters. It is a very subdue black. It is as a black hole, it does not reflect light so it is hard to make out the features. Even though by touch all is sharp and clean. Report this Post to the Staff
bobo13 Valued Member Bulgaria 474 Posts	Posted 05/01/2009 3:43 pm This is high grade bulgarian almost black copper 1881 coin from my collection(I think EF), it is almost black (green-black), but 150-160 mm (15 sm) from the coin have a small desk lamp when I photographed . Image: 1881bg.jpg 32.54 KB Report this Post to the Staff
zakota Valued Member United States 342 Posts	Posted 05/01/2009 7:08 pm Yea I see. I have coins that are black and shinny. and like yours. But this one I have is so subdue black that it absorbs the light. It is the only coin I have ever seen like this. It is not crusted or dirty, only some change in age and this. I guess it is some type of oxidation? Report this Post to the Staff
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 05/05/2009 1:21 pm German 2 Pfennig 1875J DO NOT CLEAN................ value: about $ 5-8 German Gading is SS+ which translates to SS= VF , + is VF30 if it were the J it would be worth about $ 16 Report this Post to the Staff
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