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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by coins92 04/26/2010 8:20 pm
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Moderator
 United States
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I'm going to say AU-53 looks like it has been cleaned at some point. I still don't have any of these in my collection. Nice coin.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Solid AU. There are no indications of cleaning from the photos to my eye.
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 United States
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Nice AU on my Droid. Tell ya later what it looks like on a 26" monitor. 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU55 would be my guess. Nice piece!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I would say the true color is best represented in the first picture. The last two are scans.
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Valued Member
United States
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good morning! The coin does look to be in good condition however it certainly has that cast appearance to me. Have you a way to authenticate the coin? 
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
851 Posts |
The casted look is definitely from the scans. They always leave a matte grey finish that looks lie cheap pot-metal. In hand there is not a doubt that the coin isn't real
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Valued Member
United States
461 Posts |
awesome! If that is the case I would say a possibility at AU 58. That would be a very nice pickup, where did you acquire it from?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
851 Posts |
ebay for $540. It has some nice golden toning that helps hide if it had been dipped. I think the coin went for that price because a lot of people were away from their computers on Easter Sunday at 11:50 in the morning.
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Valued Member
United States
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Sweet! 
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Moderator
 United States
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Yeah, it's just as pretty at 26" as it is at 4".  I'd think it would go AU55 rather than higher, because the marks in the fields tend to detract from the overall appearance and indicate a little more circulation activity - they're not typical bagmarks. Either way, a great coin at a slammin' price.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd think it would go AU55 A real beauty!! Love the Seated dollars!   
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I believe the toning happens to accentuate the scratches. I'll probably send it in to get slabbed with my 1839 Seated half dime MS 61-62 and a few other coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The lack of luster from the photos indicate it has been dipped sometime in the past, so I'll give it AU-55 Details. Great coin! 
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Pillar of the Community
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I'll try to get better photos, because there is in fact atleast 85% of mint luster left. The toning covers it a bit. The coin's surfaces don't have the slightest "grey-dead" look to them as depicted in the photo.
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