You shinin' me on?

mt_msla

Post any coins you have purchased that had been polished before your purchase.

KellenCoin

That's a serious amount of polish!

ricko

While I have seen those... I do not purchase them.... Where I worked in Seattle, people knew I was into coins (and guns) and would bring me coins either just to show or to evaluate (same with guns). There were a few occasions that the coin they showed was meticulously cleaned and polished....Saw that with a couple of Morgans, a Peace and a Bust half.... I tried to educate the non-collectors, however, it was usually too late.... and they just could not understand why cleaning that 'dirty old coin' would hurt the value. Just as a note aside, they were not exceptional coins to begin with. Cheers, RickO

asheland

I've seen many polished coins in my time. It never ceases to make me cringe.

WillieBoyd2

It's the Chattanooga Coin Shine Boy.

ricko

Yep... but think back... for those of us who started with coins at a very young age, I would bet 99% of us remember cleaning a coin... I did it with a pencil eraser..... Cheers, RickO

Walkerfan

I've never purchased a polished coin....not even a low valued one.