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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3556455, member: 101855"]One of the hallmarks of a Mint State coin, which is often overlooked when the TPGs grade early, middle and late date half cents and large cents, is mint luster. The 1853 half cent has Mint State sharpness or something close to it, but there is not much luster there. The 1855 and the 1809 half cent that I posted earlier both have full luster on both sides. Mint luster shows through the brown surfaces.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is another Mint State copper coin from the 1850s, an 1856 large cent. This one is graded MS-65, R&B, CAC and has original surfaces in my opinion. Copper is the most reactive of the three classic coinage metals, copper, silver and gold. For that reason you can't expect red copper to look like a new, modern bronze cent. The color will be orangish and subdued if it is original.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]945373[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]945374[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3556455, member: 101855"]One of the hallmarks of a Mint State coin, which is often overlooked when the TPGs grade early, middle and late date half cents and large cents, is mint luster. The 1853 half cent has Mint State sharpness or something close to it, but there is not much luster there. The 1855 and the 1809 half cent that I posted earlier both have full luster on both sides. Mint luster shows through the brown surfaces. Here is another Mint State copper coin from the 1850s, an 1856 large cent. This one is graded MS-65, R&B, CAC and has original surfaces in my opinion. Copper is the most reactive of the three classic coinage metals, copper, silver and gold. For that reason you can't expect red copper to look like a new, modern bronze cent. The color will be orangish and subdued if it is original. [ATTACH=full]945373[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]945374[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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