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<p>[QUOTE="John Burgess, post: 4885713, member: 105098"]the dark spots are concerning for sure. on the L in liberty, above Lincolns ear in the hair, on the reverse left of the memorial on the rim, pictures not the greatest to determine luster, or how bad those dark spots are, or grade by, but is above average circulation find, maybe AU to MS but I'd be concerned it gets "details" for corrosion, I really don't know where they draw the line from deciding to call that RB to it being "details", but clearly that would make a difference to a collector and what they would be willing to spend for it if it were put up for sale. I'd say it falls in the $50-$100 range for someone willing o take a gamble on it working out.</p><p><br /></p><p>That's a tough one. of course, the possibility exists that the dark areas are schmutz and staining, and the copper is intact, hard to really tell from these pictures. when I expand them it just gets blurrier. I think the one on the reverse is the scariest of them all. I think, straight graded,a buyer may pay up to $100, maybe a bit more for it from what I can tell from the pictures. if it stays ungraded, it's going to be a gamble that would hold it back to someone wanting one, especially if they have these pictures to go by, $40-$50 I think? absolutely more than a $20 without a doubt. The automatic assumption is that it's a high AU to MS details corrosion coin to a prospective buyer with pictures like this and this is why it's not in a slab, even an ANACS slab "10 for $10 each" grading special or whatever they run from time to time that shows it straight graded goes a long way for buyers of zincolns especially more expensive ones.</p><p><br /></p><p> If it got graded and details for corrosion, it's going to be a hard sale also, because it's a zincoln with corrosion, a person would take it out of the slab I'd think to sell it rather than leave it clearly stating there's a problem. and that goes back to the previous.</p><p><br /></p><p>then there's the whole thing with raw coins and people using another coins reverse to get over on someone which I mentioned in the previous post, there's some monkey business with these CAM and WAM varieties on internet sale sites that muddy the waters further with raw examples and add more uncertainty to making that purchase which holds the price down, or make buyers scary to pull the trigger.</p><p><br /></p><p>but this is just my personal opinion on the matter, it's not gospel and I'm not an "expert" I don't do anything coin related as a "Profession". Just constantly learning and looking as a hobby. There's a lot I don't know, and quite a few things I'm wrong about, so take my opinion for what it is, just one opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Burgess, post: 4885713, member: 105098"]the dark spots are concerning for sure. on the L in liberty, above Lincolns ear in the hair, on the reverse left of the memorial on the rim, pictures not the greatest to determine luster, or how bad those dark spots are, or grade by, but is above average circulation find, maybe AU to MS but I'd be concerned it gets "details" for corrosion, I really don't know where they draw the line from deciding to call that RB to it being "details", but clearly that would make a difference to a collector and what they would be willing to spend for it if it were put up for sale. I'd say it falls in the $50-$100 range for someone willing o take a gamble on it working out. That's a tough one. of course, the possibility exists that the dark areas are schmutz and staining, and the copper is intact, hard to really tell from these pictures. when I expand them it just gets blurrier. I think the one on the reverse is the scariest of them all. I think, straight graded,a buyer may pay up to $100, maybe a bit more for it from what I can tell from the pictures. if it stays ungraded, it's going to be a gamble that would hold it back to someone wanting one, especially if they have these pictures to go by, $40-$50 I think? absolutely more than a $20 without a doubt. The automatic assumption is that it's a high AU to MS details corrosion coin to a prospective buyer with pictures like this and this is why it's not in a slab, even an ANACS slab "10 for $10 each" grading special or whatever they run from time to time that shows it straight graded goes a long way for buyers of zincolns especially more expensive ones. If it got graded and details for corrosion, it's going to be a hard sale also, because it's a zincoln with corrosion, a person would take it out of the slab I'd think to sell it rather than leave it clearly stating there's a problem. and that goes back to the previous. then there's the whole thing with raw coins and people using another coins reverse to get over on someone which I mentioned in the previous post, there's some monkey business with these CAM and WAM varieties on internet sale sites that muddy the waters further with raw examples and add more uncertainty to making that purchase which holds the price down, or make buyers scary to pull the trigger. but this is just my personal opinion on the matter, it's not gospel and I'm not an "expert" I don't do anything coin related as a "Profession". Just constantly learning and looking as a hobby. There's a lot I don't know, and quite a few things I'm wrong about, so take my opinion for what it is, just one opinion.[/QUOTE]
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