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Pillar of the Community
Korea, Republic Of
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Nope, no cleaning needed on those. Or any other coins.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Thanks for the info guys. I'll never clean a coin.
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Pillar of the Community
Korea, Republic Of
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....there are exceptions though, like for ancient coins. You will need to clean them in most cases to see what's under the thick crud. Also coins that have excessive dirt/crud.
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Valued Member
United States
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Agreed about exceptions like ancients.
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Valued Member
United States
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If I get any coins that look if they are on the cleaning side, I'll post them here to get advice before doing anything.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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The 2 Bu looks to be VERY pale, much more so than mine. In the picture, it looks like patinated silver.
I can understand why the thought of cleaning it arose.
Other than that, it certainly LOOKS OK.
I would have it weighed to check for authenticity.
You may try bending it slightly so see if it's made from a lead or lead alloy. I have to admit, I was once fooled with a lead coin. ONLY once!
I still have to agree with everybody's advice:
"Don't clean coins".
Perhaps try acetone, but I think that the result will be no difference.
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Moderator
 United States
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packrat1, They look great as is,do not clean them. Just wondering where you got them and what they cost you. John1  |
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Valued Member
United States
185 Posts |
I just bought a digital scale from ebay & it came this week so I now able to weigh coins. 2 Bu - 3.1g / 20mm (the gold % is 22.3 not 22.9&) 1 Bu - 8.6g - 23mm I bought these years ago from ebay & I think I gave around $30 - $35 for 2 Bu & around 20 for the 1 Bu. It's been awhile so I'm not 100% sure on the prices. |
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Pillar of the Community
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'packrat1' - first of all congratulations for your  of 50 posts. Two comments to your topic: 1. Never clean coins if not necessary (whatever 'necessary' means in the particular case). 2. When posting pictures, post both sides - it's a good habit. Having said that, your coins look just fine as they are. |
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United States
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I finally made 50 post. Thanks for the congratulations. Sorry for not posting both sides of the coins. I was giving an example of what the coins looked liked & why I wanted to clean them. To make up for my wrong.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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They look ok as it is. Nothing wrong with them.
As for authenticity, they also look fine with me. The so called 'gold' coin is just very low in gold content and therefore looks a bit more grey. I reckon it's just photo / light angle which makes them look quite pale in color.
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Pillar of the Community
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Nothing wrong with posting only one side but in most cases it is beneficial to show both sides - either for the beauty of seeing both sides of the coin or to provide a proper judgement. Was not meant as a criticism but rather a recommendation.
(When you look at my topic on official countermarks, I have shown several times only one side because the other side was not important to the countermark [and had nothing else going for it].)
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Valued Member
United States
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sel_69l's. Didn't know how else to get hold of you.
Do you still have the lead coin you got? I would love to see a picture of it.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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The lead coin I HAD was acquired many years ago.
It was a fake ancient denarius of Julia Paula, bought from a dealer in the U.K.
I didn't check it for authenticity, and it was revealed to me by a Sydney dealer, by bending it with his fingers.
I thereupon gave it to him, to add it to his reference fake ancient collection.
Occasionally, I will test a suspect freshly made lead coin by bending it. No loss in value if you damage a fake coin, and a genuine coin will stand up easily to this simple test, so no loss either way.
Sometimes the alloy is of pewter or lead / tin, and they are a little harder to bend, but they stay brighter for longer.
There is no problem from this viewpoint in this case, however.
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Valued Member
United States
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I only collect Japanese coins (older ones at this time) & also fakes. I have some fake 100 Mons & a copper 1 Bu & a bronze 1 Bu. Was curious what a fake lead coin looked like.
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