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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 08-06-2007, 02:23 PM   #1 (permalink) BeauCoinCollect Member     Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Macon, GA Posts: 83 1897(O) Morgan $ grade opinion? Please give your grade opinion on the following 1897-O: http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/b...7O-Obverse.jpg http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/b...7O-Reverse.jpg   08-06-2007, 02:31 PM   #2 (permalink) Shortgapbob Emerging Numismatist     Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,505 I would say XF details, but harshly cleaned. __________________ "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." -- Aristotle ANA Member # 1214770 WINS Member #678 EAC Member# 5591 Member: Western Maryland Coin Club   08-06-2007, 03:08 PM   #3 (permalink) De Orc P & R COMMISSAR     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London. UK Posts: 8,131 My Mood: Man it looks like someone has taken wire wool to the Lady But still a lovely coin __________________ My Notes 1176 to date 02/06/09 http://www.banknotebank.com/?collection=De-Orc My Coins 2168 to date 02/06/09 http://www.omnicoin.com/?collection=De-Orc   08-06-2007, 05:47 PM   #4 (permalink) Treashunt The Other Frank     Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York Posts: 16,668 XF, possibly wizzed. __________________ The Other Frank "Buy The Book Before The Coin!" http://www.whitmanbooks.com/Default....wUpcoming_1208   08-06-2007, 07:27 PM   #5 (permalink) bqcoins You get what you pay for.     Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Nebraska/Iowa Posts: 4,766 My Mood: xf cleaned,whizzed __________________ BQ Sometime Numismatic Consultant See my Bust Halves here: http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/f...albumview=grid See my Holey coins here:http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/f...albumview=grid   08-06-2007, 10:21 PM   #6 (permalink) rotobeast Old Newbie     Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,789 I agree with the above. BTW..... Are you a VAM collector ?   08-07-2007, 01:09 AM   #7 (permalink) BeauCoinCollect Member     Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Macon, GA Posts: 83 Quote: Originally Posted by rotobeast I agree with the above. BTW..... Are you a VAM collector ? Not a VAM collector, but it does look like a VAM-2, mint mark set slightly high and tilted right.   08-06-2007, 10:49 PM   #8 (permalink) zaneman Moderator     Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,745 au-50 IMO.   08-06-2007, 10:59 PM   #9 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 23,515 AU details, harshly cleaned. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   08-07-2007, 12:15 AM   #10 (permalink) DJCoinz Majored in Morganology     Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,739 My Mood: Definitely harshly cleaned. Is it a VAM-2? __________________ aka Dan   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « 20th Anniversary Eagle Set | The Future of the Lincoln Cent - Buy Now? » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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