1853 Rays & Arrows Half - Your Judgment Please

Interesting: My Red Book lists four known examples of the 1853-O without arrows and rays. This coin is a six figure item.

The 1853-O with rays also has arrows at the date.

So, unless there is an issue out there that the Red Book doesn't list, this coin is:

- an anomaly, maybe a new find or,
- Worn to the point that the arrows are gone or,
- Post-mint alteration

Post pictures by going to the bottom of your message posting page where it says "Upload a File". Click that and then your file to "Open". After it has loaded, click "Full Image"

 

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Keep trying.... Click "Upload File".... If you are on a computer you can simply drag the photo to the dialog box.

 

Best I can do

 

Try this.

 

Well.... We still can't see the photo. And this is a coin you need us to look at. If genuine, you may have something.

 

I'll get it eventually

 

Keep trying.

 

Still no photo.... I have to leave for a bit. I hope you will get it figured out.

 

Thanks

 

try this

 

Lighting and angles can make coins look completely different in photos than they really are.
With that being said, I would not touch that coin unless it was heavily discounted or the seller had a 100% no-questions-asked return policy.
Everything about the surfaces of that coin look bad. Appears polished to me or something like that.

 

Well, Jeff…… Still no photo.

 

@okbustchaser I think so

 

To me it looks like it was cleaned using Baking Soda, with extra scrubbing in the Right Field.