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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 01-07-2009, 06:09 PM   #1 (permalink) slammed97ram Junior Member   Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 6 whats up wiht this walking liberty? i got this in a lot of 25 from a guy who cleans out estates for an incredible deal and saw this, i figured it was extremly polished but even the reeded edge has the same luster, pics dont do it justice Last edited by GDJMSP; 01-07-2009 at 06:26 PM.   01-07-2009, 06:35 PM   #2 (permalink) Treashunt The Other Frank     Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York Posts: 16,658 ugly, polished and possibly plated. __________________ The Other Frank "Buy The Book Before The Coin!" http://www.whitmanbooks.com/Default....wUpcoming_1208   01-07-2009, 06:58 PM   #3 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 23,503 Somebody worked it over with a buffing wheel. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   01-07-2009, 07:01 PM   #4 (permalink) rld14 Custom User Title     Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nova Caesarea Posts: 875 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by Treashunt ugly, polished and possibly plated. And worth, IIRC, about $4 as scrap silver.   01-07-2009, 07:05 PM   #5 (permalink) rzage What Goes Around Comes A     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 5,447 My Mood: Sumbudy improovd it , ain't she purtee . rzage __________________ Instant Karmas gonna Get you:John Lennon ANA member #R3146234   01-07-2009, 07:40 PM   #6 (permalink) schroeder2246 ...     Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN Posts: 329 it's definitely polished... for some reason people think you will increase the value of the coin if it's shiny no matter how worn it looks.   01-07-2009, 08:21 PM   #7 (permalink) slammed97ram Junior Member   Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 6 thats what i figured,the rest of this lot was great. good think i paid under scrap for the lot   01-07-2009, 08:34 PM   #8 (permalink) covert coins Coin Hoarder   Join Date: May 2008 Location: UP of Michigan Posts: 791 My Mood: Polished coin ...hopefully the others are better   01-08-2009, 10:28 AM   #9 (permalink) Tater Coin Collector     Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Utah Posts: 1,623 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by rzage Sumbudy improovd it , ain't she purtee . rzage I was thinking more like enhanced. Some things are nice enhanced, coins are not. Buffed and rubbed. All though you paid under scrap price for the lot, nice. __________________ Roll Searching Since July 2007 2310 rolls halves 125-40% halves 30-90% halves   01-08-2009, 06:47 PM   #10 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,092 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 polished ---terribly. I hate those estate guys. they destroy a ton of coins. Ruben __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   01-08-2009, 07:54 PM   #11 (permalink) rzage What Goes Around Comes A     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 5,447 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by mrbrklyn polished ---terribly. I hate those estate guys. they destroy a ton of coins. Ruben You would think they would know better , guess not though . rzage __________________ Instant Karmas gonna Get you:John Lennon ANA member #R3146234   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. « Newest BHD to add to the hoard. | Good deal » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to 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 Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post The lots of my next coin auction rotobeast Coin Chat 10 09-19-2009 02:16 AM Coins 4 sale coinzip Auction Listings 0 12-28-2008 09:46 AM Double sided Walking Liberty. totherescue20 US Coins Forum 14 06-27-2008 06:21 AM U.S. Odds and Ends for Sale YNcoinpro_U.S. Open 9 08-20-2006 08:25 PM Grading Walking Liberty Halves dimedude US Coins Forum 18 02-21-2006 09:17 AM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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