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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AtlantaMan, post: 26335123, member: 158885&quot;]Hi All,</p><p><br /></p><p>I am still learning the art of coin collecting and need some guidance please.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my 1857 Flying Eagle Cent, and I am a bit unsure as to how to sell it.</p><p><br /></p><p>1) I think it has been cleaned as I see debris in areas such as the 8 and 5 and some of the letters, but the larger, flatter surface areas are clean.&nbsp; Is this evidence of cleaning?</p><p><br /></p><p>2) I seem to see these striations in the metal on both sides but especially from behind the eagles right wing to the &quot;AME&quot; in America. It appears, to me, that the metal was somehow stressed during the minting process.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know what to make of that - any thoughts?</p><p><br /></p><p>3) I might put a grade on this of VF-30 but if its been cleaned, it won&#039;t straight grade. </p><p>Even if this was cleaned, would this be a candidate for an auction house like Great Collections anyway or perhaps a better avenue would be eBay?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>4) Finally, any guess as to the value?</p><p><br /></p><p>Many thanks for your thoughts and teaching me.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1681095[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1681096[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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