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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JBlade00, post: 1437759, member: 37468&quot;]Very interesting. I was fortunate enough to pickup this set from someone on ebay who didn&#039;t have great pictures in the listing so I got the whole thing for a nice price (even with all the cleaned coins)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It would be pretty close to flawless without that giant gouge in the shield on the reverse. It looks like someone took a metal nail and drug it across diagonally. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Thanks for the compliment and I&#039;m definitely excited about the set!</p><p><br /></p><p>Trying to decide if I should bother sending anything to PCGS, I have a pretty good idea of grades / value and the only one I would REALLY want to send in is the Capped Bust Quarter. However, it is fairly harshly cleaned / whizzed. The 1859 3-cent silver would be interesting to see grade, but I don&#039;t know if it is really worth it value wise. I believe the 20-cent piece would be a good one to consider. It doesn&#039;t look cleaned to me and I think it would grade a solid EF+. Any input?</p><p><br /></p><p>*Edit*</p><p>Actually, I wouldn&#039;t say the 1836 CBQ is &quot;harshly&quot; cleaned, but possibly lightly cleaned... and slightly possible not at all, hairlines look like they COULD be natural... However I&#039;ve noticed two significant die breaks. Obverse: There is one one her cheek going almost straight up, there is another going diagonally up above her ear and through the R in Liberty. Reverse: From the rim at about 1 o&#039;clock all the way down through the coin to about 7 o&#039;clock. Is this a die &quot;variety&quot; or just a die break? I don&#039;t have a guide for all the minor varieties, just the cherry pickers guide. Is there a resource to check these coins other than buying all the books?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]176484.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]176483.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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