1835 Bust Dime Ruined by a non-collector

stevepk

I cringed when I saw this video. A lucky non-collector found a beautiful XF bust dime while digging. The first thing he did was polish it, turning it into something no collector will ever take pride in.

Beautiful Bust Dime Ruined

savoyspecial

that was hard to watch!

it was hard to continually hear 'caped' bust as well....

rkp

wow, he really turned that thing into a California proof...

golden

I saw the link to the video but could not bear to watch.

DoubleEagle59

Looks closer to an au55 at least.

Now it's just a good looking 'details' coin.

DIMEMAN

ARGH!!! He should be shot!

That looked like a nice coin.

Rayman311

Jeez. Well... That really buffed out nicely.

1Bustcollector

Yikes! Double Yikes!!

Another one bites the dust!

OMG! Tell those manufacturers of the metal detectors to at least include a warning tag or write up a disclaimer "OR" something like....don't clean/scrub-rub/polish your coins! Gee-wiz, he might as well have used a scraper to dig out the crud and then buffed it out nice and shinny on the grinder!

"Absolutely flawless" Ouch!

mirabela

Am I the only one here who thinks that whole thing is bogus? The coin looks like a counterfeit to begin with.

pcgs69

funny thing is I had this specific video in mind as soon as I read your description. Opened it, and saw it was the same video!

This guy posted his find on Treasurenet and got a lot of crap for it: Link to Treasurenet Here

Some members mentioned that he shouldn't have done that, but of course others liked the shiny version.

Timbuk3

Oh boy !!! :-(

Baley

the guy sounds like Bill Murray's character in Caddyshack

DIMEMAN

>>>Am I the only one here who thinks that whole thing is bogus? The coin looks like a counterfeit to begin with.<<<

Looked real to me.

asheland

Terrible!

habaraca

looks like a few of our esteemed members from here commented on that video.................

GoldenEyeNumismatics

You all need to chill out.

He found the coin himself. It came out of the ground, so even though it looked decent in the video it likely already had problems. Saying "He should be shot" is absurd. Step down from the ivory tower and let someone enjoy their find the way they want to.

Wabbit2313

Besides. All those that own problem free AU's of this date have one less coin to worry about!

topstuf

HEY! You GOTTA watch it to the end.
He said he hopes us guys like it.



Now.....
In which primary grade should the morons be eliminated? I mean, they surely identify themselves pretty early. Maybe shunting them off to a trade school.
No, that wouldn't work. They can still earn enough in trade jobs to afford a metal detector.

Hmmmm, can they legally be shot....in the field?

In my dealer days I can vividly recall the calls I got asking HOW they should clean the coins before bringing them in.

One guy was AMAZED that when he DID bring it in ($2.50 Indian) I not only reminded him that I told him not to clean it but also told him he shouldn't have used TOOTHPASTE!

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roadrunner

The reality is the guy found the coin and it's now part of the world's known bust dimes. Would it have been better to stay buried for eternity, turning into a corrosive pile? Even if untouched it probably would have been a "details" coin. Most of us probably cleaned our coins when we were kids, at least that was the case back in my day. Yeah, I was a moron too.

bjamin

<< <i>The reality is the guy found the coin and it's now part of the world's known bust dimes. Would it have been better to stay buried for eternity, turning into a corrosive pile? Even if untouched it probably would have been a "details" coin. Most of us probably cleaned our coins when we were kids, at least that was the case back in my day. Yeah, I was a moron too. >>



with one addendum, that being there are a number of members here that I have noticed who enjoy untoned, blast white coins, maybe those are the buyers this so-called "moron" is aiming it.

DAM

No different than someone taking a blow torch to a Lincoln to tone it with "rainbow" colors. Depends on what you like.

Perhaps the collecting community should put together a PSA "don't clean your old coins".

I personally liked it when it was fresh from the ground.

topstuf

<< <i>The reality is the guy found the coin and it's now part of the world's known bust dimes. Would it have been better to stay buried for eternity, turning into a corrosive pile? Even if untouched it probably would have been a "details" coin. Most of us probably cleaned our coins when we were kids, at least that was the case back in my day. Yeah, I was a moron too. >>



Well, it looked kinda suspiciously neat to have BEEN buried and come out so nice looking.

topstuf

grr double post.

Barry

Plenty of collectors ruin coins, too.

410a

I metal detect too....I didn't want to open this thread, I avoided opening this thread. It's like when you want to shut your eyes during the horror movie, but you just got to look ........ahhh oh the horror, the horror. Well, anyway lucky it was only a C A P E D BUST. I gotta go lay down.

1Bustcollector

I do agree that we have all probably ruined coins in our lifetime, (I'm talking about because we did not have knowledge) and as time goes on are we not supposed to learn to follow some kind of proper cleaning procedures or at least be aware of better non-destructive methods? I mean, this isn't the guys "first Rodeo" is it?

410a

No, it's probably not his first rodeo, but I do get the impression he lives with his wife and his sister even if there's only one woman there in the house.

Yorkshireman

Just watched the video.
What an idiot! He seemed so proud of himself. It is not very hard to find advice somewhere to not clean coins.
Maybe he will post it on BST with the title:
"Ruined Caped Bust Dime". Where is the cape, Firefighter?