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coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 09/18/2010 01:10 am Do they make this coin more valuable? Unfortunately it has quite a bit of old verdigris (mostly turned dark) on the reverse but its not that bad at a glance. http://cgi.ebay.com/1872-Indian-cen...em53e3557326 I'd call the coin XF and its nowhere NEAR as scuffed up as it looks to be in the photos. Besides the verdigris issue (worse than the photos) its a very nice coin. How much would you value this? I'd kind of call this a careless buy but I think I at least got my money's worth. Was hoping for a $300+ coin but I kind of doubt more than $225 Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 09/18/2010 01:28 am That's an interesting coin for those die cracks on both dies. The early 1870s were known for problems with the steel used in die-making with more cracks than other decades. Snow doesn't list cracks as varieties other than markers. I'd say XF details, but net VF20 Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 09/18/2010 09:17 am I wouldn't go that high. The obv might have XF-40 sharpness but the reverse isn't that good and with all the beating this coin has taken I'd be looking more at F-12 Net Report this Post to the Staff
coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 09/18/2010 10:05 am I think the pics were bad but it does unfortunately have that gunk on the reverse. Probably going to return it. Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 09/19/2010 09:30 am I'd say it's a white elephant; yes the die crack is rare, but it probably doesn't add to the value, and I think the above comments sufficiently covered the issue of the grade (I specifically agree with Conder here). Report this Post to the Staff
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