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Message:: [QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2303760, member: 1892"]I like it as a nice EF with an argument for AU. Two minor rim bumps (visible obverse only); I don't know what affect they'd have on the opinion of hardcore Large Cent types but they're relatively minor to me and if I wanted that R.4 die crack (Die State c, I think) I'd certainly not figure them prominently. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The finish on the coin leaves me wondering. The seller's white balance is a bit off, noted by the pinkish cast of the 2x2, so I think the coin won't be quite as "brown" in-hand. It seems to me like this one has been lacquered, and it's partly worn off. That means the horizontal striations I see on the reverse fields aren't necessarily from a brushing, which is cool because they really don't make sense with the rest of the coin as brushmarks. What it also means, though, is you have to think before you do anything with acetone on this coin. If it_is lacquered, acetone will dissolve the lacquer and potentially expose surfaces which have aged at different rates. That would turn it into an obviously-conserved coin despite your best intentions. Cool coin, and getting it for a Best Offer from that asking price is a well-bought N-13.[/QUOTE]