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Valued Member
United States
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Hello, now that I finally found one  CAN ANYONE HELP ME WITH THEIR IDEAS OF WHAT THIS WOULD GRADE? What $$ is it worth? The spots you see on the obverse are either grease spots or carbon spots. Thanx!   and Thanx |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This is tough one to photograde!
The reverse looks close to MS, but I think I see some rub on the portrait and steps. The luster looks to be very strong, which makes it flirt with MS. Without the spots I would say AU-55/58, but with AU-50. The obverse spotting is pretty distracting. In this condition I'd guesstimate the value at about $15-20.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19948 Posts |
On another note, you might want to try soaking the coin in some distilled water for a day or two. If that's ineffective, I'd try some acetone and then xylene soaking. You can't damage the coin and if the residue is soluble, it might be removed.
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Valued Member
 United States
153 Posts |
Thanks BadThad, I will try that. Do I let the coin soak in there for a day? For some reason I would have thought the coin would be worth more... but I guess that goes to show you I'm still a rookie at this coin collecting hobby.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
Nice find!  Is that from a mint set?  I've seen a lot of 70s LMCs from mint sets w/fingerprints. BadThad gives good advice on coin chemistry--good luck! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19948 Posts |
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Thanks BadThad, I will try that. Do I let the coin soak in there for a day? For some reason I would have thought the coin would be worth more... but I guess that goes to show you I'm still a rookie at this coin collecting hobby. Yes, let it soak for at least 24 hours in each. DO NOT ALLOW THE SOLVENTS (including water) TO EVAPORATE! Use a glass container and cover TIGHTLY. The last 70-S small date I bought was $50 and it was MS-64 or so with no problems. I also bought one about a year ago that was MS-63 with a slight stain on the portrait for $25. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Yes!.. Bad Thad, does give good advise on coins, very knowledgeable on Lincolns. There was a 1970S small date for sale in Canada that was pretty well the same as this one, that went for $30.00. Nice coin.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2130 Posts |
Nice find. I'm still looking.  |
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