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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bought five coins from one of my favorite sellers on the dreaded auction site in the sky. Would really appreciate your comments/grade estimates on them. The pitting on the 1850 is a little disturbing (ok a lot), but I can't really see any whizzing going on. The 1857 is a weak strike on the "States" but that's about all I can find wrong with it. I will post the Two Cent in another thread. Paleoguy First the cherry red 1850:   and now one of my favorite varieties:    |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Love em! So are you doing the lage cent set, PG? I have just started out with mine and the dansco should be here shortly  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thats a really nice FEC dude, great coins!
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Pillar of the Community
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@Hambone... Nope on the Large Cents. I love them, but I have put my eggs in an Early Commemorative basket. The basket must have a hole in it, as my dollars keep flying out...  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Very nice coins!  Which variety is the FEC? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@DVC I have no clue (nor reference material). The eagle does appear to have a clipped wingtip though... That should be an indicator I'm thinking.
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Pillar of the Community
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that's a really, really nice FEC. Much nicer than my XF45.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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And as per variety of your FEC, do I see a die file mark going from the upper right corner of the M in AMERICA to the rim above the left edge of the E? While you're looking closely at the coin, do you see some doubling on the first T of STATES?
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09/22/2011 7:44 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The FEC is simply sublime...beautiful.
The 1850...bothers me too. Believe this was a dug coin - see the grit on the reverse in the lettering.
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United States
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That eagle is beautiful and has all his feathers too!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@robbudo... Here are the areas of interest:   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice pictures! but not the snow-3 as I suspected.
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Bedrock of the Community
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It's a nice FE, and I see the broken wingtip too Not sure of the specific variety. |
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Alright, I've been conspicuously quiet about this thread because I'm not really educated enough on the subject.
But my first venture with the large cent is that it is AU, recolored. It's a beautiful red for most of the surface, but the pitting and verdigris lead me to believe this cent looked a lot different not that long ago. Please forgive me if I'm wrong, but that's my guess. I say AU because some of the field looks like it has lost its luster. That might just be the angle of the photograph.
As for the FE, it's gorgeous. I'll say high AU again, and again because of the fields and the high points on the reverse. Could just be weakly struck (I hope?)
I could be wrong, but that's my gut!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Regarding the FE,  Beautiful coin! Honestly, I don't see any wear on that one--normal FE strike issues, but it looks ~MS63. |
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