Does this coin look harshly cleaned

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gashmios
gashmios Posts: 504 ✭✭✭
edited February 13, 2026 11:19PM in World & Ancient Coins Forum

https://www.ebay.com/itm/255848750359?_skw=new+zealand+6+Pence+coin&itmmeta=01KHDCJT7J8YRA8KFRZSPBTQFD&hash=item3b91c61d17:g:BNwAAOSwMF9g2ocf&itmprp=enc:AQALAAAA8GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xAF7+Xz2twTqz6tfWwHQ3/doI5xwqBrIYHWiVh5ofatKaBV5tkVpyMfVBbEIHpycONg5V9uXqvSUPI45qKTAy1cOUeK5tjdmrxcDXz1+CLUX2uWJyCs743PVpgZ9XjkbKIKTf87jZSYa1480S5SNJYal/UfF24MeaWReVYl1UcYIobZeGq8/+JiAKutvGLz/GLX4e7ezVCmQmPucQZHDgNr1qQaPoU3Pe3o9VYMXeaZtaGtJtR8aqRh1AJ8gIm/bFYP/4P/k92TE8OP0qtyeXt5EmNiypddBk3a3SUZ+kndyA==|tkp:BFBM-qPLrItn

I've been reviewing New Zealand Silver coins and they seem to be largely cleaned - harshly cleaned at that. But I can't really tell. I definitely see hairlines on something like this, all moving in the same direction.


So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998

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  • angelo43
    angelo43 Posts: 136 ✭✭✭
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    yes

  • lordmarcovan
    lordmarcovan Posts: 45,335 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 15, 2026 9:43AM
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    That one does look a little “scrubby” to me.

    I’ve seen worse- but I’ve definitely seen better.

    Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.

  • wybrit
    wybrit Posts: 6,999 ✭✭✭
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    Yes, I would avoid it.

    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
  • gashmios
    gashmios Posts: 504 ✭✭✭
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    the question is, are the hairlines on the planchet or made after the coin was minted. The clue is supposed to be if the lines carry over the from the fields to the design elements, then that is indicative of polishing. If not, it is a planchet property. I can't always tell.

    So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
  • lordmarcovan
    lordmarcovan Posts: 45,335 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I’m not really a good judge, either, but that one larger hairline in front of George’s face looks like PMD to me.

    Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.

  • MasonG
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    Cleaned maybe, but this is what I think of when I think of "harsh"...

  • gashmios
    gashmios Posts: 504 ✭✭✭
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    @MasonG said:
    Cleaned maybe, but this is what I think of when I think of "harsh"...

    I agree, but it seems that NZer collectors tolerate polishing coins, and a great deal of the most detailed strikes suffer fine polishing.

    So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
  • gashmios
    gashmios Posts: 504 ✭✭✭
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    Here is one that has not been cleans. It was auctioned on Stacks for $380

    https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-LA6XR/new-zealand-6-pence-1933-pcgs-ms-66-gold-shield

    So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
  • dcarr
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    Hard to tell from those pictures.
    If it has been cleaned, the cleaning was light and not very harsh.

    Moonlight Mint
  • gashmios
    gashmios Posts: 504 ✭✭✭
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    @dcarr said:
    Hard to tell from those pictures.
    If it has been cleaned, the cleaning was light and not very harsh.

    we are talking about the one on the top? How would you explain the hairlines?

    So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998

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