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New Member
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Take a look at this one and tell me what you think? By the way it weighs 12.5 grams and is 30.6 millimeters wide. It also has a very pretty ring when struck. Just so you know. So go ahead and let me have it. I'm ready. I can take it. I think.   Edited by gdlovgren
03/01/2011 10:21 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Off hand it looks like a great, original, crusty AU.
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I think it looks pretty good. As far as the ring test though, I personally limit that to coins which are less valuable. This one is probably in the $200-$300 range, assuming it is authentic.
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Can someone tell me the right and safe way to clean coins so they are as pristine as possible.
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Pillar of the Community
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General rule of thumb is you do not clean coins. That keeps them as pristine to collectors as possible. There is the occasional exception with things like corrosion, but cleaning this particular half is ill advised. It is very easy to convert a $200 coin into a $100 coin by cleaning it.
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Rest in Peace
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AU-53/55, possible minor wipe on the front but still really nice. Don't clean it.
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Please don't clean it  ... There aren't enough beautiful Barbers like this one  |
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1900-S is a slightly better date, I'd value it at $340 or $270 if it has a minor wipe.
Edited by coinguybrian
03/01/2011 5:27 pm
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I just got a new digital 100 gram scale and have been weighing coins. There seem to be a variance from coin to coin even when I weigh a group of the same coins, like for instance 8 or so Eisenhower dollars. I read that the given weight for coins is actually the minimum and they always weigh at least that or a little more. So far I get from 22.5 to 22.8. Is that normal. I even have a 2001 pristine silver eagle dollar, which is supposed to weigh 31.103 and on my scale it weighs 31.32. Is that normal? I have calibrated the scale. |
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I'd call it EF-45. It has some remaining luster consistent with at least EF-45 but there is enough light wear on the obverse stars and rim to fall just short of AU-50 IMO.
Cleaning (if present) does not appear to qualify as a "problem". It's a nice looking coin.
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It looks like an AU to me and mildly cleaned. I don't think that this will affect the value at all though. Very nice. Where did you acquire it if you don't mind my asking? Oh also, are you going to get it slabbed?
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I came from my grandfather to my grandma to my mom to me. Also, I don't know what "getting it slabbed" even is.
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It means sending in for grading with a professional certification company. You can usually get more money that way, but its often not worth it on $300 coins unless you are sending 4-5 in because the fees/insurance are high.
I imagine that it has more luster than the photo shows, just more kind of 'subdued' luster. There are often toned AU coins like that.
Btw don't strike it with anything or drop it violently, that might hurt its value. It's definitely real.
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03/02/2011 5:46 pm
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