The 1 looks off , but if you're spending this kind of money I'd buy slabbed or from someone I really trusted like Harlan Berks .
Looks good to me , at least without checking the die marriages . Though the color looks off . [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
I'm with Chris with this as no one has removed fingerprints without removing the luster of the coin as the acid from ones skin does etch them in...
That's one of the reasons I actively collect them now . Open collared coins just are a different animal and I love elongated stars and letters .
When the die wears in an open collar the movement of metal wears down the dies and gradually the stars and other devices move towards the rim ....
How about a reverse pic ?
Doug are you talking about those lines that go every which way as that's what I see now .
For silver and gold if there's crud I'd try it . But not on copper , copper seems to change colors the couple times I've experimented with it ,...
I know this isn't the question you asked but figured I'd throw it out there anyways . Cardboard 2X2s are the lowest level protection there is ....
Only if it has any PCP residue , if not do nothing .
I like your coin a lot , even with the graffiti .
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