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Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 05/29/2009 6:53 pm Hi again. This is one of the two coins I picked up today. Once again a 600 dpi scan so not so sharp. Interesting also though, it has a die crack running through OF AMERICA (Rev.) as well as weakness in the NTS of CENTS High VF for my choice, but would it make EF ? Thanks http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008.../1869obv.jpg http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008.../1869rev.jpg Report this Post to the Staff

bill069 Pillar of the Community United States 608 Posts	Posted 05/29/2009 7:41 pm Going by the book for EF, it should show Slight wear to leaf tips and across shield. From the photo I think it has more than slight wear. I'll give it a VF. Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 05/29/2009 9:20 pm VF+ and looks corroded. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 05/30/2009 01:23 am Thanks all. The scan is showing a green hue that is not at all present anywhere on the coin. I am not positive (will have to look it up)of the actual metal/metals content of these coins but it does have a brownish hue which almost looks like rust. It is on the rims edge also. Maybe that is normal ? Report this Post to the Staff
coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 05/30/2009 02:37 am It does definitely look corroded from the pics, and if it is brown with a 'rust' hue it probably is....these are supposed to be gray colored. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 05/30/2009 3:35 pm Cracks and poor strikes are almost the rule rather than the exception for this series - nickel really doesn't like getting smashed in a press, and the Mint had a tough time learning how to strike it. Report this Post to the Staff
Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 05/30/2009 4:18 pm I guess that would account for the long die crack and weak NTS. Other than that and the light smooth coating of what I assume now is rust, it's in pretty decent shape. Report this Post to the Staff
sfwusc Pillar of the Community United States 615 Posts	Posted 06/08/2009 11:47 pm Well I don't think it is rust. It is nickel/copper right? Iron rust... not copper / nickel. Could it have been buried at some point? I would have said VF, but super dave said it could be a weak strike... so I don't know about the grade. -SFWUSC Report this Post to the Staff
Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 06/09/2009 11:16 pm I think like mentioned it is not rust but some corrosive coating. No eating away at the surface just an even smooth presence of it. Taking into fact it's metal mix this color may well be the norm. for a coin that was exposed to air/moisture over the years as well as it's handling while in circulation. Report this Post to the Staff
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