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I love the description of this PCGS coin on eBay and thought you might too

braddickbraddick Posts: 24,152 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited March 27, 2018 12:56PM in U.S. Coin Forum

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.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1916-S-Mercury-Dime-10-Cent-Coin-PCGS-Genuine-UNC-Details-Harshly-Cleaned/253523919246?hash=item3b0734018e:g:u5UAAOSwnklauqsL

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  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    LOL...what a sales pitch.

  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭

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  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,050 ✭✭✭✭✭

    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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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 34,792 ✭✭✭✭✭

    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.

  • CameonutCameonut Posts: 7,305 ✭✭✭✭✭

    "Harshingly" - is that a word?

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  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,152 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Cameonut said:
    "Harshingly" - is that a word?

    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.

  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It doesn't look that bad in the pics.

  • StoogeStooge Posts: 4,668 ✭✭✭✭✭

    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.
  • AzurescensAzurescens Posts: 2,763 ✭✭✭✭✭

    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.

  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,352 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice description:

    1916-S Mercury Dime 10 Cent PCGS Genuine Coin - UNC Details - Harshly Cleaned

    Uncirculated Details - Cleaned - The shine is a hard picture to capture, 90% Silver 10% Copper 17.90 mm

    Excellent example of a very old coin which at sometime in its life has been cleaned,

    back in the day they cleaned the coins fearing germs were passed along.

    Now a safe and secure coin in the best state of preservation, in a PCGS sealed holder.

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    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

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