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178 Year Old Virginal Full Mint Red Copper

BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Just arrived today and this is the Only example of Lyman Low's Original 183 Hard Times Token varieties to ever be graded with a RED designation by NGC image

1837 Illustrious Predecessor HT-34/Low-20 Hard Times Token

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  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,533 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Pretty darn cool, congrats!
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  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow that's an amazing example!
  • kazkaz Posts: 9,272 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Man, that is an amazing piece! I would love to know how it was stored all those years!
  • AblinkyAblinky Posts: 628 ✭✭✭
    Very nice, the design is really neat too.

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  • MarkMark Posts: 3,578 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What a stunning coin. I echo kaz's comment that it would be interesting to know how it was stored. It sure came down through the years to us as a simply beautiful example!
    Mark


  • SonorandesertratSonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cool token. I think that I have seen that one before---the toning spot on the obverse is very distinctive---but I don't remember where.
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That token is in an amazing state of preservation...was it stored in a sealed nitrogen capsule?? Wow.. Cheers, RickO
  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭
    That's a token I've always liked, but this particular specimen is amazing.


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  • pennyanniepennyannie Posts: 3,929 ✭✭✭
    Wow!! I have heard the average age of a virgin has dropped to _ _, to find a 178 year old is unreal.

    Nice!
    Mark
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,834 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It was common practice at one time to lacquer copper coins to preserve them. In modern times the lacquer can be removed by soaking the coin in acetone prior to being submitted for grading and slabbing. This is what may have happened with this coin.

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  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,599 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's marginal on the virginal and nominal for original. You sexy thang, you. image

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  • bosco5041bosco5041 Posts: 1,303 ✭
    That is surely a great lookin token sir.
  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's impressive!

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,222 ✭✭✭✭✭
    theres nothing wrong there image congrats
  • Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
    image


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