Please Grade These Coins...

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  TomB Posts: 23,305 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 27, 2008 8:39AM

  Both corroded and harshly cleaned. Unless they are some very rare die marriage, which the possibility of such an event is extraordinarily slim, they aren't worth a whole heck of a lot.

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  In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
  
  

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  SilverEagles92 Posts: 6,787 ✭

  September 27, 2008 8:40AM

  There's something wrong with both coins - the copper is way too bright to be natural. Scrubbed?

  
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  commoncents05 Posts: 10,102 ✭✭✭

  September 27, 2008 8:41AM

  Corroded and cleaned is a good assessment of the coins.
  
  -Paul

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  lordmarcovan Posts: 45,410 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 27, 2008 8:45AM

  Both have issues, as TomB said.
  
  However, half cents are desirable in any grade, unless you're a snob.
  
  Sure, an uncleaned, original example would be nicer, but I'll take old coins like these any way I can get 'em. (At a reduced price, of course, taking the "issues" into account).
  
  Despite the porosity and the cleaning, I do not hate that half cent.
  
  

  Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.

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  abitofthisabitofthat Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭

  September 27, 2008 8:52AM

  I agree with the comments about condition. As for value - the half cent maybe $30, the large cent under $10.
  
  

  merse

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  Delorean Posts: 485 ✭✭✭

  September 27, 2008 9:03AM

  Thanks for the comments..Those belong to a friend of mine he also has a cool Lincoln cent mint error but i didn't take a picture of it..
  
  Chuck.

  Chuck,
  
  Ever Onward

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  GrumpyEd Posts: 4,749 ✭✭✭

  September 27, 2008 9:10AM

  Some corrosion and cleaning on both but the half cent still has some nice detail.
  
  

  Ed

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