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upstate Pillar of the Community United States 3283 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 12:45 am I agree with the grade but no one mentioned the cleaning. Not harsh but the color is wrong. Old cleaning? Report this Post to the Staff
Wei Fun Valued Member United States 244 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 01:12 am Might just be the camera's color balance? Report this Post to the Staff
rjkingston Pillar of the Community United States 642 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 02:45 am I've got it turned in the light to show the details better. It doesn't appear cleaned to me...... I'll try to post a natural light picture tomorrow. Report this Post to the Staff
DavidZerbato Pillar of the Community United States 1081 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 11:03 am Quote: I agree with the grade but no one mentioned the cleaning. Not harsh but the color is wrong. Old cleaning? I was actually just going to post this too. A FE in this grade should be an even brown color, although that's not always the case. The color does make it appear that the coin may have been cleaned at some point in time, although not harshly. You can see the dirt/toning in the crevices of the feathers and around the date. I think a daylight pic will help to determine this much better. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 11:27 am The "cleaning" being mentioned here is for good reason; these specific images of the coin tend to make it look that way. However, there are any number of photographic settings which could give the false impression of cleaning, so based on one set of possibly-overlit pics, I'm not going to call it unquestionably cleaned yet. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 11:51 am It's hard to shoot just right color on FE cents. Report this Post to the Staff
rjkingston Pillar of the Community United States 642 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 11:47 pm Here is the same cent with no external lighting. A little out of focus from camera shake, but you get the idea of the color. Didn't look cleaned to me, but more experienced guys might have a better idea. Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 04/05/2011 12:07 am Yup, EF-45. Nice coin, wish I had a Flying Eagle cent Report this Post to the Staff
upstate Pillar of the Community United States 3283 Posts	Posted 04/05/2011 4:18 pm Now that's more like it - beautiful! Those babies get pricey in the higher grades. Report this Post to the Staff
DavidZerbato Pillar of the Community United States 1081 Posts	Posted 04/05/2011 4:44 pm That picture does make it look much more natural. Report this Post to the Staff
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