Polished coins

Joe26

There is a 1926-D Saint in the Heritage sale that is described as "thoroughly polished and unnaturally bright". Can a gold or silver coin that's been harshly polished ever return to a relatively normal appearance? Has anyone bought a rare coin that's been polished and what is the market for these kind of coins?

SilverEagles92

You could carry the coin in your pocket until the hairlines are gone. The coin would be lower in grade, but it would essentially be a problem-free coin.

ahooka454

they sell at a deep discount. crackit out of the holder, put it in your pocket and wear off the cleaning. you will lose grade points, but may grade as nat. with enough wear. i avoid cleaned coins. they always remind me of someone cleaning it. errrrrr

fc

Can a gold or silver coin that's been harshly polished ever return to a relatively normal appearance?

a few years of pocket wear might do the trick, but it could be a long long process.

Has anyone bought a rare coin that's been polished and what is the market for these kind of coins?

i have a rare coin that has been "wiped" but it would be truly stretching it to call it polished. So to answer
your question no. We often see pics of bust coins here on the forums that have been cleaned but once
again polishing it a harsher step above that!

the coin would have to be truly rare, as in less then 50 known to fetch serious money. most heavily polished
coins go for a small percentage of their true unpolished cousins' price.

if a xf45 coins goes for 1000, a polished net graded vf35 may only fetch 250. but this example is pulled out
my butt as a hypothetical example. i also collect gold which holds more value cleaned then does silver.

so once again it all depends on the coin.

lasvegasteddy

1)can such a coin return to a normal appearance-my take is no as now it's a polished coin that was circulated="not normal"
2)has anyone bought-i have and what is the market-terrible on resale
3)the market for these-beginners learn through this "bargin hunting" so i think the market will always be there