What grade would you say this LC is??

cjon455 · Apr 4, 2013

any help is appreciated, im thinking VG8, but F12 after a little cleaning would be awesome

cosmic · Apr 4, 2013

AG may be G

wvwildman · Apr 4, 2013

i thank i would take it to a coin shop and have it cleaned copper is easy to mess up

gabino1987 · Apr 4, 2013

what coin is this i think i found one like that but the condition is so ruff i could only make out the one cent in the back but the front is completely gone

sagittarius98 · Apr 4, 2013

gabino1987 said:
what coin is this i think i found one like that but the condition is so ruff i could only make out the one cent in the back but the front is completely gone

It's a large cent.

sagittarius98 · Apr 4, 2013

wvwildman said:
i thank i would take it to a coin shop and have it cleaned copper is easy to mess up

A coin shop would not clean it, only NCS would.

cosmic · Apr 4, 2013

NEVER EVER USE NCS FOR COPPER !!!

thrillathahunt · Apr 4, 2013

Very Good

50cent · Apr 4, 2013

average scrilla for its age.

sagittarius98 · Apr 5, 2013

50cent said:
average scrilla for its age.

Age never determines grade. Grades do not improve with age.

Iron Patch · Apr 5, 2013

Any attempt at cleaning it would be foolish. It's as good as it will get.

cjon455 · Apr 5, 2013

Iron Patch said:
Any attempt at cleaning it would be foolish. It's as good as it will get.

Yeah I changed my mind on that. Leaving it as it is

dejapooh · Apr 5, 2013

There are some super soft brushes and oils that pros use to improve coppers. That one looks particularly dry, and could be improved by oil. I would leave it to the professionals, or at least get their advice as to what brush to use and what oil to use. I've oiled a coin or two in my time. It really wasn't too hard, but again, you have to have the right oil and the right brush. All I did was put a couple of drops on the brush and then brushed the back of my hand, then I did the coin.

There is a group, Early American Coppers. It is a collector's club. You can contact them and they may point you in the right direction.

dejapooh · Apr 5, 2013

I would say that I really like the eye of that coin. The contrast between the fields and the design really set it off. I am not sure I would do anything to it.

SilverForBrains · Apr 8, 2013

nice coin!

Coinkid · Apr 8, 2013

The coin appears to have better details than others have been saying. However, the obverse is completely covered in corrosion that has almost certainly eaten into the metal. This would preclude the coin from being graded. However, it can still be "net" graded, and would perhaps be called Fine details.

cjon455 · Apr 8, 2013

thanks guys, not selling it or anything, just curious. Im new to the whole grading/placing values on coins and i appreciate the help

CoinHELP! · Apr 8, 2013

Do nothing with the coin, please, it's a nice coin but will not grade. However, it does have a net grade since it has environmental damage but the images are not clear enough to say for certain.