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What do you think of this one??

Here is a recent purchase. A rather common coin. The more common year of the 2 and circulated at that. That being said what do you think of it? What would you pay for something like this??

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  • STONESTONE Posts: 15,275
    Interesting color on such a circulated coin image
  • Album toned if you ask me. A nice looking target, but what do I know...
  • darktonedarktone Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭
    yep- album toning. Nice looking circulated example. I bet someone would pay $25 for it. image
  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,594 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks like it was cleaned long ago and then put in an album for a long time. Not a coin I'd want to own.
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  • I like it. I have never seen a circulated Columbian tone like that. I would easlily pay $30.
  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm of the opinion it was cleaned and then put into an album. If I had to make an offer on it I would offer melt.
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  • InYHWHWeTrustInYHWHWeTrust Posts: 1,451 ✭✭✭
    I'll join those who say cleaned and then album toned , or possibly Taco Bell Napkin image $9.99 incl shipping.

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't see any evidence of cleaning other than being dipped and then being put in a cardboard album where it retoned.

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  • << <i>I don't see any evidence of cleaning other than being dipped and then being put in a cardboard album where it retoned. >>



    Thats what I say as well. Dipped like soo many other coins, but not harshly clean.
  • mcheathmcheath Posts: 2,437 ✭✭✭
    i probably would pick it up for the right price. i like the look of it. i wouldnt pay much over $15 for it though
  • I see some people are willing to pay more than I gave for this coin. Some others would pay less. I bought this coin for no other reason than the toning. I also picked this one up on the same day.

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  • mirabelamirabela Posts: 5,094 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like the second coin much better, but the first one is interesting and unusual, I'll give it that. If I could have it in the $10-12 range I would certainly snatch it up as a neat novelty, but I would not want it enough to actually pay up for it.
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  • JJMJJM Posts: 8,080 ✭✭✭✭✭
    $15
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  • TavernTreasuresTavernTreasures Posts: 1,262 ✭✭✭
    I have an ancient silver Roman coin that was bright silver when I bought it. Only a $35 coin. I have had it sitting raw on a window ledge for about a year. It now has a very similar toning to the coin in the OP. (I do not have a digital camera that is good at photographing coins).
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  • lkrarecoinslkrarecoins Posts: 2,137 ✭✭✭
    definitely album toned....i have one in an album that has the same exact color scheme around the periphery(well, almost image )
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,724 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I have an ancient silver Roman coin that was bright silver when I bought it. Only a $35 coin. I have had it sitting raw on a window ledge for about a year. It now has a very similar toning to the coin in the OP. (I do not have a digital camera that is good at photographing coins). >>



    It's funny that proper cleaning of coins is accepted by ancient coin collectors since virtuall all coins are found buried.

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  • << <i>I like the second coin much better, but the first one is interesting and unusual, I'll give it that. If I could have it in the $10-12 range I would certainly snatch it up as a neat novelty, but I would not want it enough to actually pay up for it. >>



    You and me both. You hit the magic number right on the head. I picked both of these up for 10.00 each. What a bargin on the pair if you ask me.
  • coindeucecoindeuce Posts: 13,496 ✭✭✭✭✭
    image with 291fifthimage

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  • MyqqyMyqqy Posts: 9,777
    Heavily circulated pieces with vivid toning just don't do it for me. But the second piece is nicer.....
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  • mcheathmcheath Posts: 2,437 ✭✭✭
    for $10.00 each i love both of them. nice pickups image
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,682 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That cleaned and album-toned piece has character. I like it.

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