Might as well show the only coin I dared to clean(experiment)

Rob0126

I cleaned a 1914-d VF Barber Dime about 3 weeks ago. Obviously I wont do this with an expensive coin, but non the less, an experiment.



1914-D Barber Dime cleaned-blowup

-I cleaned it with "mothers aluminum & metal cleaner" and cleaned off the cleaner with 91% alcohol, then dipped it in water, to bring the ph back, and dried.

The coin looked flat & a dull grey before. Now it looks like that.

Granted, I would be stupid to clean an expensive coin, but as I have said, this is an experiment.

How long do yall think before I will notice a change in the coin?

Robert

stujoe

<< <i> How long do yall think before I will notice a change in the coin? >>



Hopefully soon

Were all those scratches there before and the cleaning just made them so noticeable or did you rub it dry or...? It really looks unattractive to me. It also looks kind of hazy or uneven or something but that could be the holder maybe.

Rob0126

yeh, it's actually silver shiney, but for some reason, it comes off green on the scan. I knew scratches were their before, just it looks much better now. I won't dare do this with an expensive coin, but if you could see the coin here, you would go, "umm...pretty" hehe

I have even did the worst thing you could do to it:
I took a sewing needle and cleaned out the really cruddy parts, so up close, under magification, you can tell it has scratch marks(although I think I did a good job hehe)

I just did it as an experiment, it's kinda like shining up that old lamp, because whos gonna see the scratches or imperfections, unless they whip out a magifying glass?!

Robert

Dog97

That pict looks just like the raw BU Barbers I don't bid on on eBay.

IrishMike

LOL my thoughts exactly Dog

Rob0126

welp, guess that tells yah something.

Look Ive helped someone already

Come to think of it, I have seen a few raw barbers that looked like this...

I wonder if a cleaned barber, when scanned, always looks green?
I don't know, but I will say this, this one was cleaned.

Robert