Glad you are going to leave it alone. If dipped, you would have residual black spots on a chalky white background, it would look terrible. Smart...
Looks genuine to me, I expect the obv looked like the rev until someone cleaned it.
Looks rather wholesome to me, the most obvious issue being the dig in the obv field but it's old and toned over. I like it.
I share the frustration; this happens a lot on eBay. Years ago I used to track a seller who claimed to be a buyer of old time collections and...
looks like album toning to me, and attractive
Anybody called the number for Swinehart Numismatics ?
and the dimple on the lowermost feather on the obv. are red flags for me.
I'll guess vf20, and a very nice looking coin.
details look 45 to 50 to me also; the myriad of tiny ticks in the fields and the rev. scratch make me wonder if it would straight grade, though....
I'm thinking EF, but I have a question: what are the silvery spots at the rim on the obv. at about 3 and 6:30? was the coin previously in a mount?
Very interesting thread. My grandfather's great uncle , I believe, was in this regiment and was wounded in Pickett's charge (where Armistead was...
Looks like a very attractive original coin, with some of the "circulated cameo" look that a lot of us drool over.
Holy Cow!! Quite the roll find.
We had a vizsla that would eat anything as long as it was crunchy.. carrots, green peppers, turnips, broccoli stems.... I think has to do with...
Back when I was in archaeology, I read William Rathje's book about his "projet du garbage" at U of Az. His students excavated a town garbage...
I like'em. Nice patina.
I'll guess 66. beautiful coin . If I post a GTG I usually announce when I will reveal the grade.. I like to give at least 48hrs for folks like...
add my voice to the chorus... harsh cleaning and some sort of damage or corrosion on the lower left of the rev. Don't waste money sending it...
If you want to learn more about the Mass. cents, look here: https://coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/MA-Copper.intro.html Notre Dame has...
Looks like a nice project to keep you occupied numismatically, and you can pick and choose what you want to put in the album. great idea!
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