Updated pics, 1926 Sesquicentennial pocket piece

seanq

I was looking for some photos for a different topic and I realized I had enough pics saved of my pocket piece to show a nice progression.

First as purchased in January of 2006, it was a harshly cleaned and scratched up dog:



Now here it was in September of 2006:



Same coin, October 2009:




The scratches were so deep that even after three years of continuous wear you can still see them clearly, even as design elements like the date have been almost entirely obliterated.


Sean Reynolds

ponderit

Sean, that is a very cool project. I think it looks better today than when you bought it, more character
Edited to add, I love the way the dates have "evaporated"

DoctorPaper

<< <i>I was looking for some photos for a different topic and I realized I had enough pics saved of my pocket piece to show a nice progression.

First as purchased in January of 2006, it was a harshly cleaned and scratched up dog:



Now here it was in September of 2006:



Same coin, October 2009:




The scratches were so deep that even after three years of continuous wear you can still see them clearly, even as design elements like the date have been almost entirely obliterated.


Sean Reynolds >>




Unfortunately you're right, those scratches are so deep you're not getting close to getting an original looking coin. The ole pocket piece trick works best with hairlined, not scratched coins.