I love the description of this PCGS coin on eBay and thought you might too
braddick
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Also, when did PCGS start using the term "Harshingly Cleaned" on their inserts?
Anyway, tell me what you think of this seller's theory as to why this dime was cleaned.
I enjoy the positive spin he applies to the advantage of it having been done so.
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LOL...what a sales pitch.
Missed his calling, used cars.
The only thing I can say is that a major hotel in San Francisco used to have a guy who's job was to clean and polish all the coins used by their customers. Peace Roy
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If it were a circulated coin, I'd be more likely to accept the theory. Besides, by 1916 they had Listerine to kill bacteria they wouldn't need a brillo pad.
"Harshingly" - is that a word?
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Ahhh, good catch! I meant to type 'Harshly'. I just hadn't known PCGS up to this point to use this word to describe cleaned coins. I found it brutal as I'd think it better to own the coin raw than with that insert.
peacockcoins
It doesn't look that bad in the pics.
All joking aside, I don't think you need to worry about the germs on a 1916 Dime compared to a well circulated $1.00 bill.
Later, Paul.
If anything, silver and copper are the best thing to have been used in coinage. Both metals are antibacterial and antimicrobial in their own ways.
Nice description:
Quite a sales pitch.... should have been a politician.... While it is true, that during the early to mid 20th century, there was a major, national germ phobia, and as far as coins, the incuse gold Indian suffered the worst of this public condemnation. Silver is very anti-microbial and would be the safest coins germ wise. Cheers, RickO