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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;buddy16cat, post: 1559313, member: 37356&quot;]So is it environmentally damaged or corroded?&nbsp; I do see some corrosion but not severe like others, maybe the black stuff if it has not turned black do to age.&nbsp; Toning is also damage isn&#039;t it to some? I do realize every old coin over 150 years old if not in mint conditions seems to be a &quot;problem&quot; to some.&nbsp; Those people should probably fork out the money for mint state coins.&nbsp; I know Detecto contacted me wanting to buy a silver roosie that I didn&#039;t even have for sale and certainly don&#039;t want to root through my spare dimes I don&#039;t need for my set to find him a perfect specimen for cents over melt.&nbsp; He should pay the $6 MS-65 price.&nbsp; There is a for sale section here I know.&nbsp; If I wanted to buy silver or sell a standing liberty, I would go there.&nbsp; There is I heard an issue with weakness of strike with these as well since the dies just weren&#039;t advanced enough to penetrate the copper-nickel. Don&#039;t get me wrong I have seen many coins corroded or environmentally damaged.&nbsp; I am going to look for examples of corrosion or environmental damage so I have an idea what others are talking about.</p><p>Here is one that is definitely more severe but looks like a good example to base it by:</p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F5-Cents-1881-Shield-Nickel-Rare-Key-Date-Mintage-68-800-Corroded-Low-Grade-%2F370658073456%3Fnma%3Dtrue%26si%3DITHRsYVDkavGzRKaV5WW7vnlgM0%3D%26orig_cvip%3Dtrue%26rt%3Dnc%26_trksid%3Dp2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F5-Cents-1881-Shield-Nickel-Rare-Key-Date-Mintage-68-800-Corroded-Low-Grade-%2F370658073456%3Fnma%3Dtrue%26si%3DITHRsYVDkavGzRKaV5WW7vnlgM0%3D%26orig_cvip%3Dtrue%26rt%3Dnc%26_trksid%3Dp2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Cents-1881-Shield-Nickel-Rare-Key-Date-Mintage-68-800-Corroded-Low-Grade-/370658073456?nma=true&amp;si=ITHRsYVDkavGzRKaV5WW7vnlgM0%3D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I also saw this information about coin damage at NGC and talks about if corrosion is severe or unattactive it can result in a &quot;DETAILS&quot; grade.&nbsp; I don&#039;t consider this coin neither severe or unattactive.&nbsp; Atleast that is my opinion.&nbsp; It is red, so what.&nbsp; Why would I try to change that?</p><p><a href="http://www.ngccoin.com/details/environmental-effects.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ngccoin.com/details/environmental-effects.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.ngccoin.com/details/environmental-effects.aspx</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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