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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 1134717, member: 2972&quot;]PCGS graded the coin AU 55.&nbsp; That&#039;s right, it went down one grade from it&#039;s old 58 slab.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, there a few things that worried me about this coin.&nbsp; First, there was an obvious layer of oil (presumably blue ribbon) on the coin.&nbsp; Second, the coin appeared to me to be recolored or otherwise boinked with.</p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS apparently didn&#039;t mind either issue, but I suspect that&#039;s why the coin got a 55 instead of a higher grade.&nbsp; &nbsp; It&#039;s a lustrous coin, much more lustrous than the photos suggest, and second it&#039;s a very clean coin with great surfaces which is not that common for 1843 large cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>Eight down, two to go....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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