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<p>[QUOTE="Larry Moran, post: 810095, member: 4580"]I like both of your Pidcock tokens, hiho. : ) Very nice.</p><p><br /></p><p>It looks like the token from Scotland spent some time in the ground, and perhaps the slight damage is from a cultivator or shovel. No matter, while not perfect it is a nice piece, and a curiosity. The obverse and its elephant seem almost unaffected except for some slight porosity/granularity, caused by the environment. ; )</p><p><br /></p><p>Rim clips are not as common on Conder Tokens as on U.S Civil War Tokens , and that's a fact. Another curiosity. ; )</p><p><br /></p><p>The first token is on the cusp, and I believe it may grade VF in the UK and EF in the U.S. If I were to grade it with my antiquated views, I'd call it EF/VF. Most ebay sellers would list it as EF here, I believe. : )</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, I do not feel that the token from Scotland came out of the ground looking just as it does today. ; )[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Larry Moran, post: 810095, member: 4580"]I like both of your Pidcock tokens, hiho. : ) Very nice. It looks like the token from Scotland spent some time in the ground, and perhaps the slight damage is from a cultivator or shovel. No matter, while not perfect it is a nice piece, and a curiosity. The obverse and its elephant seem almost unaffected except for some slight porosity/granularity, caused by the environment. ; ) Rim clips are not as common on Conder Tokens as on U.S Civil War Tokens , and that's a fact. Another curiosity. ; ) The first token is on the cusp, and I believe it may grade VF in the UK and EF in the U.S. If I were to grade it with my antiquated views, I'd call it EF/VF. Most ebay sellers would list it as EF here, I believe. : ) BTW, I do not feel that the token from Scotland came out of the ground looking just as it does today. ; )[/QUOTE]
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