Does this Half Cent Looked Cleaned? Big Photos

Dabigkahuna

I thought the color might be a problem but it was bagged for cleaning? Opinions?








Larry
Dabigkahuna

coinguy1

Larry, the unnatural color is the result of the cleaning. Cleaning was the best reason to bodybag it.

UncleJoe

What coinguy1 said.

That's the look of a coin that was cleaned and is retoning.

Joe.

topstuf

Cleaned coins get that slick "sheen" to them. More a surface shine than a depth of reflectivity.

A comparison can sorta be made by sanding a piece of wood to VERY smooth finish.
Then ....rub....(or burnish) a portion of the wood with another piece of SMOOTH wood. Usually the comparison of the two surfaces approximates the look of a cleaned coin. But in wood not metal. But it is close.

Shamika

Now that's clean!

Dabigkahuna

Thank you "member persons" very much.

I think it's sinking in now. I didn't put the two together, the cleaning and the color until you mentioned it. I thought it would be one or the other. There is wealth of knowledge on these boards!




Has anyone here ever tried NCS for older coppers?

Larry
Dabigkahuna

bstat1020

Clean

coinkat

very unnatural color... BB