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<p>[QUOTE="Catbert, post: 346639, member: 12718"]I bought this most common year of the Trade Dollars about 4 months ago after seeing so many that were cleaned. The dealer also showed me several counterfeit versions (for learning purposes) and I guess I went in the other direction and decided to have a "dirty" and surely original coin in my collection. What do my fellow collectors think about having such grimy coin in your collection? Do you find it distracting or unpleasant? And, while I'm at it, would you grade this as EF?</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/IndianaCatbert/1877-S%20Trade%20Dollar/1877-STradeDollarObverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Obverse Detail</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/IndianaCatbert/1877-S%20Trade%20Dollar/1877-STradeDollarLiberty.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Reverse</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/IndianaCatbert/1877-S%20Trade%20Dollar/1877-STradeDollarReverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Reverse Motto</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/IndianaCatbert/1877-S%20Trade%20Dollar/1877-STradeDollarMotto.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Catbert, post: 346639, member: 12718"]I bought this most common year of the Trade Dollars about 4 months ago after seeing so many that were cleaned. The dealer also showed me several counterfeit versions (for learning purposes) and I guess I went in the other direction and decided to have a "dirty" and surely original coin in my collection. What do my fellow collectors think about having such grimy coin in your collection? Do you find it distracting or unpleasant? And, while I'm at it, would you grade this as EF? [IMG]http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/IndianaCatbert/1877-S%20Trade%20Dollar/1877-STradeDollarObverse.jpg[/IMG] Obverse Detail [IMG]http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/IndianaCatbert/1877-S%20Trade%20Dollar/1877-STradeDollarLiberty.jpg[/IMG] Reverse [IMG]http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/IndianaCatbert/1877-S%20Trade%20Dollar/1877-STradeDollarReverse.jpg[/IMG] Reverse Motto [IMG]http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/IndianaCatbert/1877-S%20Trade%20Dollar/1877-STradeDollarMotto.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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