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Pillar of the Community
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I know she's in tough shape, but just how bad?   |
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Rest in Peace
United States
5375 Posts |
Under all that corrosion, looks about F detail
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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1745 Posts |
I bought it as part of a collection.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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1304 Posts |
Take away the corrosion and msybe G
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2602 Posts |
Can't tell if there are any letters of Liberty visible. So G4-6 details, unless some letters visibile, then VG details. Tough coin in any grade though and plugs the hole until better one comes along!
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Moderator
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Looks like a mixture of corrosion and damage. I put it at G6/corroded-damaged.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
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I have to go with AG-3 with a fair degree of corrosion. But I still like it! Anything old is cool!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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4989 Posts |
At best G-4 details corroded no higher
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Valued Member
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This is a question that begs forgiveness of my ignorance: how can you tell it's not an altered 1896?
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16679 Posts |
The diagnostics of the top loop of each 8 is on par with a genuine coin.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Rest in Peace
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The portrait seems to be sharp and have more depth than a G coin to me, its just hard to tell 'LIBERTY' and such because its basically obliterated by the corrosion.
You're talking about a $30 coin maybe, I think.
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Pillar of the Community
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I think that coin spent some time in the ground.
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Pillar of the Community
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This is one of the coins I do collect, and I'd give it an AG3. Too bad you didn't get a better specimen.
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