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Opinions on this 1853 Arrows and Rays seated liberty

ibzman350ibzman350 Posts: 5,315 ✭
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I'm toying with the idea of starting a type set, haven't bought the dansco yet but am trying to get a few coins together, buying coins I can afford and hopefully at a later date upgrade.

Came across this specimen, please chime in and tell me the good, the bad and the ugly and what the coin is worth in this grade.

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Herbimage
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  • K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295 ✭
    Herb, looks like a lightly cleaned and retoned coin to me. As far as grade, high end VF, pehaps low XF.
  • ConstellatioCollectorConstellatioCollector Posts: 1,909
    Looks cleaned to me. I have one that looks somewhat the same and I believe it's cleaned.

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  • Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭
    VF30, cleaned & retoned. Avoid.
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
  • maddogalemaddogale Posts: 859 ✭✭
    VF and cleaned, but that's just an opinion......
    "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, I won't be laid a hand on; I don't do these things to other people, I require the same from them."
  • ibzman350ibzman350 Posts: 5,315 ✭
    thanx guys.

    I'll take Dog97s advice and pass on this coin, actually once Eric chimed in I pretty well knew that I would pass on the coin.


    Herbimage
    Remember it's not how you pick your nose that matters, it's where you put the boogers.
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  • kieferscoinskieferscoins Posts: 10,017 ✭
    VF-30 cleaned.

    Pass!

    Cameron Kiefer
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,963 ✭✭✭✭✭
    EF-40 sharpness, harshly cleaned to an unnatural pasty white, which most collectors find undesirable. Neither PCGS nor NGC would grade this coin. I think that ANACS would net grade it to VF-25 or 30.

    Having said that, the coin is OK if you are doing an economy type set. With coins like this you get a lot of “meat” (detail), and you should be able to buy them cheap IF the dealer treats you fairly. Lower grade uncleaned “original” coins would not show this much detail.

    The downside is that coins like this don’t appreciate much in value. You will probably lose money them when it comes time to sell unless you keep them for a very long time.
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