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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3434473, member: 101855"]Unfortunately all of the pieces you have have been cleaned to one extent or another.</p><p><br /></p><p>1800 - Cleaned and recolored with smoothing in the fields. EF sharpness.</p><p><br /></p><p>1806 - Ch VF sharpness, cleaned a recolored with a possible corrosion spot lifted to the top of the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>1809 - VF-30 sharpness with a corrosion spot lifted on the top of the obverse. </p><p><br /></p><p>1828 - VF-30 sharpness with corrosion spot in the center. This has the best shot at a straight grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>1829 - VF+25 sharpness, lightly wiped on the obverse, a little heavier on the reverse</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been honest with you, and hope you are not discouraged. With the growth of the Early American Copppers Club (EAC), the supply of these coins dried up at the shows and local shops many years ago. Copper is the most reactive of all the classic coinage metals. It’s the reason why no problem copper coins are in short supply.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3434473, member: 101855"]Unfortunately all of the pieces you have have been cleaned to one extent or another. 1800 - Cleaned and recolored with smoothing in the fields. EF sharpness. 1806 - Ch VF sharpness, cleaned a recolored with a possible corrosion spot lifted to the top of the reverse. 1809 - VF-30 sharpness with a corrosion spot lifted on the top of the obverse. 1828 - VF-30 sharpness with corrosion spot in the center. This has the best shot at a straight grade. 1829 - VF+25 sharpness, lightly wiped on the obverse, a little heavier on the reverse I have been honest with you, and hope you are not discouraged. With the growth of the Early American Copppers Club (EAC), the supply of these coins dried up at the shows and local shops many years ago. Copper is the most reactive of all the classic coinage metals. It’s the reason why no problem copper coins are in short supply.[/QUOTE]
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