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Valued Member
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This 1859 S Seated Liberty quarter has been cleaned (wo unto him who cleaneth a coin), but I believe it is still a very nice coin.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The coin appears harshly cleaned and unnaturally white. This is the type of stuff to stay away from, in my opinion. When it comes time to sell the buyers will usually be scarcer than the coin which will naturally be factored into a seriously discounted price.
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05/22/2009 7:56 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Meh, I say that one of those in ANY condition is quite a find, regardless of price.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I like it. I wouldnt pay top dollar for it but its still a nice coin!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That's a VF coin that would be worth a ton if not for the cleaning. It's still worth a lot to somebody who wants that date.
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Valued Member
 United States
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It sold for net price of $187.50 within 24 hours of my posting those photos.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Good example of how harsh cleaning can really damage a coin - and it's value. That's an $800 coin according to Numismedia in VF-20; $4000 in XF-40.
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Good example of how harsh cleaning can really damage a coin - and it's value. That's an $800 coin according to Numismedia in VF-20; $4000 in XF-40. I believe this confirms exactly what I said. I don't care how rare a coin is, personally, I couldn't stand to look at it if it were a problem or has a problem. That harsh cleaning stripped off the original surfaces. The coin's value (price paid) reflects the "value" placed on it by others. There's different "levels" of problems in my estimation. But this one was pretty high on the scale of obvious. |
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It was graded F, and it sitting around for I don't know how long with pictures that were less than the quality I took.
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Well its not just cleaned, it appears to have various nicks and some ugly spots too.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Fair price. If it were mine it would go into the pocket as a carry piece with some other junk silver. After a year it emerges as a legitimate uncleaned fine. But I'd probably keep carrying it until it was an AG. Pre 1860 SF coins are the ne plus ultra of US coinage IMHO. It's like having the gold rush right in your pocket. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Posted 05/22/2009 11:56 pm
