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<p>[QUOTE="skyhawk21, post: 2451680, member: 78707"]A very helpful member in the us coins forum posted this:</p><p><br /></p><p>"OBVERSE: What I hopped you would also see is that your coin is laminated. Looking on the obverse the lighter color is in streaks - generally a good sign of originally rather than cleaning. Look next to the "4." you should see some of the surface peeling up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next, there are black spots all over the obverse. They look like pitting. The "We" is deformed. Again, possible pitting.</p><p><br /></p><p>REVERSE: Streaks in line with those on obverse. Looks die wear next to rim over "ICA." The most obvious indication of corrosion is at the bottom under the bow. Rough, uneven, surface with those tiny black "pits (?).""</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This has me worried about the condition of the coin. If I picked it up for in the $50 range, would you consider that a decent buy?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="skyhawk21, post: 2451680, member: 78707"]A very helpful member in the us coins forum posted this: "OBVERSE: What I hopped you would also see is that your coin is laminated. Looking on the obverse the lighter color is in streaks - generally a good sign of originally rather than cleaning. Look next to the "4." you should see some of the surface peeling up. Next, there are black spots all over the obverse. They look like pitting. The "We" is deformed. Again, possible pitting. REVERSE: Streaks in line with those on obverse. Looks die wear next to rim over "ICA." The most obvious indication of corrosion is at the bottom under the bow. Rough, uneven, surface with those tiny black "pits (?)."" This has me worried about the condition of the coin. If I picked it up for in the $50 range, would you consider that a decent buy?[/QUOTE]
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