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I have a soft spot for true red pennies and this one APPEARS to be the best I've ever seen. Too good really which is why I am nervous. The color and lack of issues? I paid hundreds but it looks like it'd be worth thousands if it isn't majorly cleaned and colored! Any comments?   |
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Pillar of the Community
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idk.... kinda has that dipped then re-toned look to it. Could just be the lighting though....
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Pillar of the Community
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It might be the lighting but the surfaces do not seem to be original.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The color is off, those were made of CuNi and don't grade as "Red" or "Red Brown." This one looks like AU-MS details, but probably dipped, although the lighting is not helping at all. When you get it, post some pics and we can probably help further.
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hope they have a 7 day return policy or I hope I look that good at 150 years  Edited by Penny4Me
08/25/2011 11:38 pm
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Those don't look like original surfaces to me.
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Looks AU+ and artificially colored to this old collector. While the lighting could be blamed for that, the fields are suspiciously granular for a coin that saw relatively little circulation. I doubt that it could be certified beyond genuine.
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Since others have brought up the likely cleaning/dipping, my biggest worry is that the color may be off. It looks like that picture was either taken under incandescent light or has a filter on it that is enhancing the coloration (either on the camera or possibly through photoshop). You can tell because the clear holder has a yellowish tone to it. I'm actually fond of FEC's and early IHC's because I like the whitish tone those coins have since it is so different from the cents that came before and after it. My gut feeling is that when the coin arrives it will be a noticeably lighter tone than what you think. |
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I don't see how it can be considered AU as it shows absolutely no wear at all anywhere. There are 3 marks on the reverse that would prevent it from being considered gem - I'd guess. But the color and fields are what troubles me - not the details. I'll see what it looks like in person when it arrives. I know some of you are saying maybe it NETS AU due to the questions, but the details are definitely HIGH MS. I know that FE's aren't labelled RD, RB, BN like IHC and LP but they still exhibit many of the same variances in color. |
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United States
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OK, I am just going to come out and say it... it is a beautiful coin, but how do you know for certain that it's real?
Les
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United States
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I agree with Saruma. The FECs have a different toe to them than the other cents. It is lighter than the other cents and is almost brassy looking at times. I hope it turns out good when you get it because it looks too good to be true. I agree also that the coin looks too granular to be a truly uncirculated piece, but that could be the lighting. Good luck.
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Where did you purchase it? ebay, craigslist, etc... Beautiful details. but for me as well as others, the first thing that came to mind is that the surfaces are not original. |
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Hope you didn't spend a great deal on this FEC, I am not so sure about the recoloring, as the photo looks like uncorrected incandescent light. However, the stopper for me is the porosity on the obverse (albeit very light), and three digs around the one cent area, which looks like damage rather than porosity. Nice coin, but I would've passed on it due to the damaged reverse and the possible recolored surfaces.
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Pillar of the Community
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As someone mentioned, copper-nickel cents are not and cannot be graded 'red', 'red brown', or 'brown'. sorry but return it if you can!
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Irregardless of the colr and originality of the surfaces I don't think it makes MS. Only an in hand inspection will tell for sure.
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I pulled out my 7070 and shot the obverse of my FEC to show color differences with the 63 IHC. The FEC is much lighter than the CuNi mixture used later on. There's definitely a "whiteish" component to the FEC. Hope this helps.  |
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Posted 08/25/2011 11:09 pm
