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Pillar of the Community
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Hi Folks, As I was photographing this one, I've started to doubt authenticity. Weight is 12.22. This is a variety 4, so weight should be 12.44. The look, though, is what's throwing me. I can't explain other than all my others in this series are generally lower grades. Thoughts on grade and authenticity are appreciated. Thanks!     |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Authentic, altered surfaces. Dipped and re-toned?
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Pillar of the Community
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VF details, authentic. Someone took a stab at it with Liver of Sulfur :-)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agreed, VF Details.
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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VF30. I don't see the cleaning.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
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Ok- liver of sulfur. I'm not familiar with that. There's definitely something going on with the surfaces. I'll give it an acetone bath and put it on some wood on the windowsill for a few months. Someone on this forum (I think Coin Frog) supplied that idea a while back for a natural retoned look. It works after 6 months or a year.
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Bedrock of the Community
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VF30 old cleaning. if it sits out a while...no problem
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Pillar of the Community
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I would agree with others on grade (VF) and this is authentic, it looks to be a DDR WB-9, WB-102. |
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Pillar of the Community
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@Heymikep: What should I look for on the DDR? Lettering? Motto? Thanks Edited by johnny676767
01/25/2026 8:23 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Liver of Sulfur It's a commercially available preparation of potassium sulfide used to create a dark patina on silver (jewelry, etc.) and other metals. I had to look it up. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
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After 3+ months on the windowsill. I tried to take pics in the same light. They're more or less accurate. I think it's improved. Just thought I'd share my not-so-scientific experiment.   |
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Looking good!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks good! Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks much better. I think a TPG will still "details" it. |
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Posted 01/16/2026 5:34 pm
