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Isabella Question

richardshipprichardshipp Posts: 5,647 ✭✭✭
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Most of the Isabella's I've seen have some sort of toning. Is one suspect of cleaning if it is pretty much clean? This one seems like a pretty good price right now.......

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  • TonedbuffTonedbuff Posts: 1,190
    Blast white, not certified, and MS65image
    Likely whizzed, or cleaned, or both.
  • coinguy1coinguy1 Posts: 13,484 ✭✭✭
    If an Isabella Quarter is color-free, chances are excellent that it has been dipped or cleaned. The linked coin does not display much luster at all - something has been done to it and it appears to be severely over-graded as well.
  • TonedbuffTonedbuff Posts: 1,190
    As much as I hate the game... if you have a coin worth several thousand dollars, you don't sell it raw. Too much to lose. If this coin is raw, it is because it is a problem coin. Someone is going to get hosed... even if they think they are smart and pay MS63 or 62 money... they are going to get a cleaned and or altered POS.
  • richardshipprichardshipp Posts: 5,647 ✭✭✭
    Thanks guys. I'm still learning.
    Slowly but surely with some knowledge gained here, I am filling some of my want list. I'll keep looking.
  • michaelmichael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭✭
    yes totally stripped and dipped white

    cleaning so harsh it burned off most of the lustre on this coin

    isabellas have high basil values so better wait and pay a few hundred more for an ms 61 62 pcgs coin
  • TonedbuffTonedbuff Posts: 1,190
    I found that the MS62's seem to be a good mid point on these, still great looking, but at a fraction of the gem costs.
    Here's a bad pic of my pcgs62
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  • michaelmichael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭✭
    sweetimage
  • GoldenEyeNumismaticsGoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭
    some original coins can still be found white. That one is certainly not original. Donde esta el luster?
  • richardshipprichardshipp Posts: 5,647 ✭✭✭
    Por esto estaba preguntando ustedes. Gracias
  • AmericanCopperAmericanCopper Posts: 396
    Be careful with that particular seller. I had a few good transactions with him a few years ago, then , whammo, got hit hard. The Isabella is a nice coin to have, but hold out for a better one than that. My bet it would be BB'd for improper cleaning.
    Oh boy...this could be a bad thing.........image
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  • WhizzardWhizzard Posts: 955
    Doesn't this one look cleaned too?

    What do you think, Mr. Bigglesworth?
    image
  • mozinmozin Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭
    That coin looks like crap. Stick with an Isabella graded by one of the major grading services. Too many dollars involved to be stuck with a piece of junk.

    I recommend MS63 or MS64 grade for Isabella.
    I collect Capped Bust series by variety in PCGS AU/MS grades.

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