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Take a look at this 1910-S cent

KollectorKingKollectorKing Posts: 4,820 ✭✭✭✭✭


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    Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice cent but the spot is a killer need a better pic but will go with MS65 hard to tell.



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    ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 7,125 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like it. The spot is a little distracting but wouldn't be a deal breaker at the right price

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    Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I hate it when a coin is graded MS-65 with a large corrosion spot.

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    KkathylKkathyl Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭✭✭

    looks like it was gold plated. Perhaps a dip would clear off the remaining

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    mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    color looks off

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    oldabeintxoldabeintx Posts: 3,167 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Color may be fine. I've had original rolls of vintage Lincolns with very light gold coloration. See some VDB's today.

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    WildIdeaWildIdea Posts: 1,881 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like a sun spot on the reverse. Once I was riding home from work and the sun was setting through forest fire smoke and with my shades and visor I could see sun spots, they looked like that. Neat, but not on a coin.

    The toning could be legit but looks funky.

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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,864 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think it's been messed with, but if you believe in the tooth fairy, and think you get a gem from a pig in a poke, go for it. Usualy when you have a little itty bitty coin image in a big photo, something is afoot.

    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
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    KollectorKingKollectorKing Posts: 4,820 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BillJones said:
    I think it's been messed with, but if you believe in the tooth fairy, and think you get a gem from a pig in a poke, go for it. Usualy when you have a little itty bitty coin image in a big photo, something is afoot.

    I’ve had this coin in a 2x2 paper holder & stored in a 2x2 row box for close to 10 years. I wouldn’t know what to do if you gave me a chemistry set or put an &RickO’s gun to my head.

    So much for “expert” opinion(s).

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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,864 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 8, 2018 4:45PM

    Why don't you take a normal photo of this coin if you are trying to make a point? You lead us to think that this is an offering from a third party vender. Instead it appears that you are trying to take shots against those who don't care for the coin or the presentation of the piece.

    As for "10 years," you can put a cleaned coin in an envelope for 20 years, and it's still cleaned. The color of this piece is odd.

    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
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    batumibatumi Posts: 936 ✭✭✭✭

    The spot along with suspect surface would eliminat any interest from me

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    JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The spot turns me off.

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    1Mike11Mike1 Posts: 4,445 ✭✭✭✭✭

    As for originality, its hard to tell from the photos. The black spots are not good for the appeal.

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    tincuptincup Posts: 5,479 ✭✭✭✭✭

    So perhaps the coin was a cleaned example to start with, and placed in a paper 2x2 to attempt a chance of retoning? If so, looks like some patches of colorful toning resulted, but appears uneven given the photos. Have to agree with other comments that color looks off; perhaps a better closeup can allow a better evaluation.

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Is there a reason the picture of the coin is taken at an angle? To show reflective surfaces? It 'appears' to have a strange color, that, combined with the spot, is what makes people comment negatively. Perhaps a straight shot, good quality picture, would result in different evaluations. Cheers, RickO

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