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maymay Posts: 1,585 ✭✭✭✭✭
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IYO, is this coin cleaned? Please give it a grade too. The top-down pics are rather unflattering, though the angled pics are more accurate. Thank you!


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  • ConshyboyConshyboy Posts: 453 ✭✭✭✭

    All them marks left to right look like a cleaning to me but I am no expert

  • RiveraFamilyCollectRiveraFamilyCollect Posts: 628 ✭✭✭✭

    I agree, the scratch marks on the front and back give me the impression it has been cleaned with something rough.
    The color is also wrong, a 140 year old coin shouldn't look like fresh metal. It should show its age and this one does not.

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,309 ✭✭✭✭✭

    a bad cleaning, jmo

  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,362 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Harshly cleaned IMO.


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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Definitely harshly cleaned.... Probably get a details grade. Return it if you can. Cheers, RickO

  • Manifest_DestinyManifest_Destiny Posts: 6,896 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yep, cleaned.

  • bsshog40bsshog40 Posts: 3,900 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Grade: Details Cleaned

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 34,121 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Polished.

  • maymay Posts: 1,585 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 18, 2023 10:54AM

    Thanks guys, in person it looks a lot better and I thought maybe being a xf/vf coin it could have some white metal showing. I guess I was wrong. :) The coin was inherited from a small coin collection so I wasn’t losing much.

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  • alaura22alaura22 Posts: 3,177 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Run away

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  • steve76020steve76020 Posts: 367 ✭✭✭

    still nice find once upon a time cleaning was ok who know if it wont come back retro actively

  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,529 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Dipped and scrubbed. I'd go VF Details.

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  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,148 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The top-down photos are unflattering because they show the effects of the coin being cleaned

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  • TrampTramp Posts: 686 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Harshly cleaned. Details -Fine.

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  • Mr_SpudMr_Spud Posts: 5,321 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 18, 2023 12:20PM

    I’m guessing it was cleaned with moistened baking soda on a toothbrush. Try this on some pocket change in order to know what the effect is and then you’ll know what to look out for so you can avoid buying cleaned coins.

    Mr_Spud

  • mark_dakmark_dak Posts: 1,114 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ajaan said:
    Harshly cleaned IMO.

    Extremely harshly cleaned... is that a thing?

    Mark

  • maymay Posts: 1,585 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 18, 2023 12:30PM

    @Mr_Spud said:
    I’m guessing it was cleaned with moistened baking soda on a toothbrush. Try this on some pocket change in order to know what the effect is and then you’ll know what to look out for so you can avoid buying cleaned coins.

    It wasn’t bought (lucky me ;) ) but I’ll definitely try that on some junk silver later. Thanks. :)

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,113 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Mr_Spud said:
    I’m guessing it was cleaned with moistened baking soda on a toothbrush. Try this on some pocket change in order to know what the effect is and then you’ll know what to look out for so you can avoid buying cleaned coins.

    I remember in the old days seeing collectors and some dealers taking baking soda and adding just enough water to create a paste like consistency and then rubbing the paste on the coin with their thumb in a circular motion. On non-mirrored coins, it usually wouldn't leave any evidence of hairlines.

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  • Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 8,201 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cleaned / polished

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  • Jzyskowski1Jzyskowski1 Posts: 6,650 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ok. Oh my. It’s maybe cleaned. It appears to have been cheap and well I would not kick it out my type set. Thanks 🙏

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  • Mr_SpudMr_Spud Posts: 5,321 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @PerryHall said:

    @Mr_Spud said:
    I’m guessing it was cleaned with moistened baking soda on a toothbrush. Try this on some pocket change in order to know what the effect is and then you’ll know what to look out for so you can avoid buying cleaned coins.

    I remember in the old days seeing collectors and some dealers taking baking soda and adding just enough water to create a paste like consistency and then rubbing the paste on the coin with their thumb in a circular motion. On non-mirrored coins, it usually wouldn't leave any evidence of hairlines.

    That’s why I think a toothbrush was involved. Looks like the back and forth lines you would get with a toothbrush with something abrasive on it. A wire brush or Brillo pad are other possibilities

    Mr_Spud

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