1836 5cent Looking to buy/ authentic? Value?

I'm in the same camp. Looks cleaned. The color (pink) is off. I hope I'm wrong. Claw already pulled the trigger.

 

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Well see when it gets here.

Either way, it’s a significant upgrade from my current 1835 5 cent as shown below


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Fingers crossed...

 

I think 90% of all old silver and copper has been cleaned. People cleaned their coins routinely in those days.
How old is the cleaning, and is it market acceptable are more important.

 

I AGREE IT looks cleaned ,tone looks wrong ones l have and seen are not that bright but think its real

 

Here's the 5 Cent piece.
Received it the other day. I just quickly cropped it but it is on a photographic white card. Flash bounced off of a white wall to it's north, so shadows are going south (down) on it.




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Not trying to hijack, but going back to post #25, what is going on with the date on the 1840? That can't be real, can it? It's all squeezed to the left.

 

Nice coin. Your pictures look vastly different. Congratulations!