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Barber Quarter experts -- what's wrong with this 1901-S?

rainbowroosierainbowroosie Posts: 4,875 ✭✭✭✭
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http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=2809&lot=1258&imagetype=j2

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    RampageRampage Posts: 9,667 ✭✭✭✭✭
    http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=2809&lot=1258&imagetype=j2






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    RampageRampage Posts: 9,667 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks like a rim cut below the 9. Additionally, it looks like the obverse may have been cleaned at some point in the past (long ago). It looks like it has toned over very well. Other than that, I really like the look of it.

    I'd have no problems putting that coin in my album.
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    TomBTomB Posts: 23,027 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Surfaces look porous to me like it was a dug coin.
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    relicsncoinsrelicsncoins Posts: 8,280 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks like some porrosity, possibly a metal detector recovery.
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    RampageRampage Posts: 9,667 ✭✭✭✭✭
    PS--I am no expert on the topic by any means. Just putting together my album. image
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    TennesseeDaveTennesseeDave Posts: 4,907 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Its in a Pcgs Geniune 94 holder=altered surfaces,so TomB and relicsncoins are probably correct.
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    rld14rld14 Posts: 2,390 ✭✭✭
    Before I saw the code for altered surfaces I thought corrosion. I would have expected an environmental damage code.
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    RedglobeRedglobe Posts: 793 ✭✭✭
    Wouldn't porousity be in a 97 holder as environmental damage?

    It does look porous,especially in the field by her face.

    Another question would be, wouldn't Altered surfaces and environmental damage fall in the same category in certain situations...maybe such as this coin?

    What would cause the porousity?

    Rob
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    RedglobeRedglobe Posts: 793 ✭✭✭
    I wanted to add,the L in liberty looks off set.

    Rob
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    MFHMFH Posts: 11,720 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Before I saw the code for altered surfaces I thought corrosion. I would have expected an environmental damage code. >>



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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,551 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Could it have been overdipped and then ATed to hide the resulting dullness from the overdipping?

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