2 cent piece

F117ASR · April 25, 2005 4:48PM

What do you guys think of this piece. Is is recolored? What do you think the grade is? I would appreciate your help. Thanx!

michael · April 25, 2005 5:05PM

i do not know from the photo and even if the photo was really good it would still be hard to tell well impossible to tell

but my guesstimate on the photo and sight seen might be different but i doubts it

is that this coin has slight rub to it so for the grade my guesstimate from the photo is au-62

as for the color i needs to see it in person

michael

F117ASR · April 25, 2005 5:08PM

What kind of price tag would you put on it? Thanx!

michael · April 25, 2005 5:14PM

i would need to see the coin in person to say that but a wild guess is 70.00 assuming the color is original

ASSUmING THE COLOR IS ORIGINAL 70.00

F117ASR · April 26, 2005 2:27AM

TTT for the morning crew

Russ · April 26, 2005 2:36AM

The color looks a little too smooth, a little too even, and a little too red to me. Assuming the image is accurate. If it hasn't been recolored, that's a hell of a nice example for RB money.

Russ, NCNE

Prethen · April 26, 2005 2:37AM

I agree with Michael on this one. I really like the reverse; there doesn't appear to be any obvious rub, maybe just some toning. A bit of rub might have occurred on the "WE"; you'll need to carefully inspect it in a grading light for a luster break there. There might be some on the reverse leaves depending on how you tilt it in the light. Other than that, the obverse photo is not the greatest and I would tend to agree with a 62 on this. Based on the photo, I like the color, but digital photos can be quite deceiving.

coinguy1 · April 26, 2005 2:51AM

It's difficult to tell for certain from the images, but my suspicion is cleaned and/or recolored. The luster and color both look at least a bit off.

I'd love to be able to examine the edges to see how/if their color differs from that of the surfaces - that is often (though certainly not always) a great way to tell if a copper coin has been messed with.

Longacre · April 26, 2005 2:55AM

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I'd love to be able to examine the edges to see how/if their color differs from that of the surfaces - that is often (though certainly not always) a great way to tell if a copper coin has been messed with.

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What a great tip, Mark. For a coin that has not been messed with, does the edge usually tone at a different rate than the suface? Just curious.

coinguy1 · April 26, 2005 2:59AM

Longacre, often copper coins that have been re-colored retain their original, darker colored edges.

F117ASR · April 26, 2005 3:16AM

<< <i>Longacre, often copper coins that have been re-colored retain their original, darker colored edges. >>

Wow! excellent tip! I appreciate the help. I too feel that it has been messed with.

jcping · April 26, 2005 3:26AM

Dipped ---> could be classified as "cleaned," IMHO. The color around the characters showed the cleaning traces.

2 cent piece

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