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Valued Member
United States
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curious on some community opinions on the grade of this 1858(SL) Flying Eagle cent I picked up yesterday. Thanks Much    |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'll guess VF for the grade.
Errers and Varietys.
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Valued Member
 United States
181 Posts |
I'm going to pop it out of the plastic fell in the cardboard holder that it's in And photograph it again, because there are marks all over the film that are not giving the true image.
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Valued Member
United States
130 Posts |
VF 20 or 25 seems like the proper range.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6052 Posts |
Scratch on the obverse, gouge/punch mark on reverse...VF-details
Pending on price, FE cents are always nice to collect
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd go VF25 also (Scratch details but who really cares - it isn't going to be slabbed) Short leaves, Small letters variety.
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Valued Member
United States
181 Posts |
So did I pay too much? Got $10 off so $145 total. It was marked as XF?   Edited by TeeEss86
02/25/2025 01:27 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Can you return it? You done did real bad. (Sorry to be blunt).
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Valued Member
United States
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Can you return it? You done did real bad. (Sorry to be blunt) no apologies needed Marve65,being blunt gets the point across! Yes, I can return it and will be doing so, the store owner is a buddy of mine and I honestly think one of his employees just made a big mistake!
Edited by TeeEss86
02/25/2025 01:34 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I do like the detail of the eagle but the fields seem chewed up and that scratch is never a good thing. And the obverse rim from 12 to 3 looks strange. I know prices on FE's have been going up but with the problems that's just too much.
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Valued Member
United States
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Marve65 I'm going to photograph it out of the cardboard case. would be nice if I could post it in the original image without having to compress to 300kb or less.
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Valued Member
United States
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I took the coin out of the protector to see if it made a difference in the photo?   Edited by TeeEss86
02/25/2025 02:39 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just can't get a feel for the surfaces - I like the Eagles feather detail but the surfaces seem nicked and with the scratch on the obverse I don't think it is more than a 80$ coin but that is my opinion. Here is an ebay coin just for comparison - the fields are clean... ebay item number: 256797103412Edited by Marve65
02/25/2025 5:38 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Quote: Here is an ebay coin just for comparison - the fields are clean... I see and understand what you're saying and it makes sense. The ebay Coin is a (Large Letters) which is valued a little under the (Small Letters) version like mine but close enough. Here is a VF-30 I found on PCGS Coin Facts App that has a couple sizeable dings as well as a good Scratch, this is a $150 Coin according to PCGS ValueView?  
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Valued Member
United States
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regardless, I already called the owner of the coin store who has become a friend to me and he said he would happily refund my money or do an exchange!
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