Overpriced.... its a nice coin. However at the 9 o'clock position beside the number 2. looks like the start of bronze disease. Traci
Yeah, the reverse (to the left of the numeral 2) looks a little rubbed more than "scrubbed," with a pencil eraser or something like that. Not widely and abrasively cleaned, though, and perhaps not rubbed at all. Hard to tell for sure from the pics provided by the seller.
"Does this 2c Piece look cleaned?" Rule #1: If you have to ask, then it is 99.99999999999% sure that it is cleaned. No chance! I metal detect, and ground recoveries do NOT look that good. No way, no chance. And I have dug probably about 6+ 2 cent pieces, at least one in XF when dropped. Unless by 'ground recovery' you may mean a parking lot.
Then you should be aware Frank that what happens to coins in the ground varies greatly depending on where they are. Not all dirt is as acidic or corrsoive as other dirt. Sometimes coins can be found in the ground, even after being there many years, with very little and sometimes no corrosion at all. It just depends on the dirt.
agreed, but-- more than the soil, it is the use of fertilizers that really destroys the metal in the coins.
