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ratman4762 Pillar of the Community United States 2520 Posts	Posted 05/06/2009 02:08 am another bargain from years past! Report this Post to the Staff

elsjls Valued Member United States 168 Posts	Posted 05/06/2009 03:56 am This is one of my favorite coins. The rays on the rev. bring out this coin for me. Thanks for posting. Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 05/06/2009 05:27 am G'day, beautiful ... and 1853 is my favourite year for American coins. Peter in Oz Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6384 Posts	Posted 05/06/2009 09:49 am Looks cleaned, more obviously on the obverse, but still presentable. The rim nicks at 4:30 (obverse) and 12:00 (reverse) distract slightly. You gotta have one of these (or the 1853-O) in your type set since this is a one-year design. You see quite a few low-grade examples of this date. I'd grade this coin VF-35 for detail. Report this Post to the Staff
ratman4762 Pillar of the Community United States 2520 Posts	Posted 05/06/2009 11:08 am I figured VF-35 myself. If it was cleaned...it was a while back. I bought this for $1.25 around 1977 and I never cleaned it. And it wasn't bright and shiny when I got it. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 05/06/2009 11:13 am If you used a flash on the camera, that could give it a "bright and shiny" look Report this Post to the Staff
ratman4762 Pillar of the Community United States 2520 Posts	Posted 05/06/2009 11:21 am I'm very new at the picture taking thing. I bought a usb microscope to use for this. It has the built in led's. I figured out it's not the ideal system to use because even after taking some of my silver coins out of 2x2's, I still got alot of glare off silver coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6384 Posts	Posted 05/06/2009 1:09 pm Fantastic bargain price Ratman, well done! Yes, lighting can give a false impression of the surface quality. If the obverse looks more like the reverse photo in real life then maybe this coin doesn't have a cleaning "problem" after all. Report this Post to the Staff
KenKat Pillar of the Community United States 4085 Posts	Posted 05/06/2009 1:26 pm A buck twenty five? That was a score for sure. It's worth a heck a lot more than that now. Nice coin - I love the arrows and rays types. Ken My 7070 US Type Set My 7100 Lincoln Cent Set (now with updates!) Report this Post to the Staff
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