Deepdiger60
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i went to a local estate sale today on the table was a bunch of coins i spotted a 1783 George Washington one cent copper tagged $50.00 omg !! did i grasp that its in pretty good shape i would say VF grade i looked it up most say 150.00 ?? not a bad deal 
Dd60
I found a site that has a little history on that coin . These coins are actually classified as "celebration pieces".
I was told to take this 1783 GW coin to a professional and have it evaluated and cleaned since it has been unprotected for a very long time at the Estate sale where i payed for it just sitting in a box with other coins ,even cigarette smoke can damage a coin after a long period of time ,he used a very mild non abrasive cleaning oil with a Q-tip for about 20 minutes each q-tip was very dirty after use a lot of settled dirt and what he said could of been fire place smoke really darkened the coin ,he cleaned until desire look with out any damage to it i think it looks good now ,he also gave his professional opinion what the coin could grade and be worth ,since its 1 of 4 different varieties made this being the first (toga without button) and very weakly struck in the legends as just about all of that variety were made he gives it a AU grade maybe 900.00 + and he also told me to get it slabbed .So i think i did pretty good on that deal for 50.00 investment
I put a link for that coin and new pictures HH Dd60
http://www.thecoppercorner.com/forsale/gw.html
Dd60I found a site that has a little history on that coin . These coins are actually classified as "celebration pieces".
I was told to take this 1783 GW coin to a professional and have it evaluated and cleaned since it has been unprotected for a very long time at the Estate sale where i payed for it just sitting in a box with other coins ,even cigarette smoke can damage a coin after a long period of time ,he used a very mild non abrasive cleaning oil with a Q-tip for about 20 minutes each q-tip was very dirty after use a lot of settled dirt and what he said could of been fire place smoke really darkened the coin ,he cleaned until desire look with out any damage to it i think it looks good now ,he also gave his professional opinion what the coin could grade and be worth ,since its 1 of 4 different varieties made this being the first (toga without button) and very weakly struck in the legends as just about all of that variety were made he gives it a AU grade maybe 900.00 + and he also told me to get it slabbed .So i think i did pretty good on that deal for 50.00 investment
I put a link for that coin and new pictures HH Dd60http://www.thecoppercorner.com/forsale/gw.html
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Great deal too
thanks for the correction 
Dd60
.....i have to post on it again! Just a gorgeous coin, I have NEVER seen one like it dug. Great find and save my friend!!! 
