Have my BU 1909 V.D.B DDO's been cleaned?

cherrypickerrrrr · January 30, 2019 10:24AM

I don't think either of them have, but just wanted to double check with you guys....

(2 different coins) (obverse and reverse pic of each)

291fifth · January 30, 2019 10:26AM

YES. Cleaned and polished.

Insider2 · January 30, 2019 10:27AM

Not to my eyes by the images you posted. Take another image with Lincolns head at 3 o'clock. Additionally, take an image of the coin tilted up at one end. You can put a toothpick under one edge.

AUandAG · January 30, 2019 10:48AM

cannot be sure with those pics.

bob
PS: Love the DDO's

lusterlover · January 30, 2019 10:49AM

Hard to tell because the color & lighting are off. If that's the true color, then I would say yes - cleaned and retoned.

fc · January 30, 2019 10:50AM

You need to get the color and lighting right in order to get a reasonable opinion. Play with the settings in your camera and find a daylight bulb.

derryb · January 30, 2019 11:12AM

not, based on your pics.

Outhaul · January 30, 2019 11:15AM

Aercus · January 30, 2019 11:25AM

Hard to say for certain. Try using two spot lamps and aiming them from opposite sides onto the coin. It will help us get a better sense of the luster. Also, shoot the coin from straight on, not at an angle.
If you have image editing software, try adjusting the white balance of the photo to match in hand appearance. We will be able to help you more

PS: poster above recommended daylight bulbs (6500K temperature). Not required but certainly nice if you plan to take more photos.

RogerB · January 30, 2019 11:43AM

Is the background pure white? If not, retake with white or 18% gray background. Color balance for the background; do not change this when you photograph the coin.

johnny9434 · January 30, 2019 11:45AM

cool to see the ddo's. wtg

JimTyler · January 30, 2019 11:46AM

Get better pictures

Edthelorax · January 30, 2019 12:00PM

The 2nd one is cleaned in my opinion, at least dipped. I bought it and returned it on ebay from K...D...C....
I recognized the seller photos. I assumed the first one was also.
Still a nice coin for the price, there was just not enough margin left in it for my needs .

CommemKing · January 30, 2019 12:08PM

Looks like it to me.

TommyType · January 30, 2019 12:14PM

My first impression is that the second one is more suspect than the first. Something about the reverse pic looks "off" to me.

But I'll agree that the pictures could be hiding a lot....or creating a lot.

BillJones · January 30, 2019 1:57PM

They look cleaned to me. Here is one that has NOT been cleaned.

Insider2 · January 30, 2019 2:11PM

@BillJones said:
They look cleaned to me. Here is one that has been cleaned.

The coin in your image (cleaned coin) looks more normal & original than the OP's.

ChrisH821 · January 30, 2019 2:51PM

@BillJones said:
They look cleaned to me. Here is one that has been cleaned.

Bill, I think you omitted the word "not". That looks original to me, with great luster too.

cherrypickerrrrr · January 30, 2019 3:00PM

@Edthelorax said:
The 2nd one is cleaned in my opinion, at least dipped. I bought it and returned it on ebay from K...D...C....
I recognized the seller photos. I assumed the first one was also.
Still a nice coin for the price, there was just not enough margin left in it for my needs .

You're very good, observant, and exactly right haha.

Looking at all his BU wheat cents listed/sold, they all look very similar to this. So I'm thinking all his pics just look exactly the same for some reason, or the hundreds of his BU coppers are all cleaned and retoned/polished the same exact way.....which is highly unlikely...especially with his feedback.

Maybe they're not cleaned, and will grade very high? And hopefully not grade UNC. DDO FS-1101 Questionable Color!

markelman1125 · January 30, 2019 3:15PM

I never Knew there are 1909 DDO. It is cool👍

ChrisH821 · January 30, 2019 3:17PM

Could be the photos but I don't think either of the OP coins are original. The high points are too reflective and the color is too flat. I'm no expert though.

Treashunt · January 30, 2019 3:20PM

yes cleaned & yes cleaned

BUFFNIXX · January 30, 2019 3:24PM

Yes, scrub a dub dub
( looks like a brillo pad job ....
..... or maybe a little brasso was used )
unfortunately.

Insider2 · January 30, 2019 3:39PM

IMO, the coins may be cleaned but they have NOT been scrubbed! No Brillo was used either. I get really tired when folks who should know better post that a coin with a few parallel hairlines is "harshly cleaned!" Not you of course.