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United States
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AU55 details cleaned. Unfortunately I don't think this coin has market acceptable cleaning.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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AU55 details cleaned. Unfortunately I don't think this coin has market acceptable cleaning. What makes you think it's been cleaned? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The surfaces look like they were exposed to a chemical dip.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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United States
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AU-50 (Lots of luster is already gone and reduced to protective area, don't see cleaning here, but too much wear above the ear to go any higher, and there are too many marks as well)
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AU55 details cleaned. Unfortunately I don't think this coin has market acceptable cleaning. I was thinking the same thing. Looks like it was dipped for too long. |
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United States
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AU, details, cleaned. Too long on a single dip or several dips. Enough metal removed to give it that flat, dead look.
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United States
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Coin in hand, I've got it at AU-53. I don't think it's been cleaned. Thanks.
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United States
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It must be a coincidence, because I have a 1900-S Morgan dollar that looks exactly like that, and it's definitely cleaned. If you ask me, it looks like it has been dipped for too long. |
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Quote:It must be a coincidence, because I have a 1900-S Morgan dollar that looks exactly like that, and it's definitely cleaned. If you ask me, it looks like it has been dipped for too long. Why not mention that in your first response? Sorry but I don't know how to state that without sounding snarky. I have no emotional ties to this coin. I recently bought it simply because the price seemed too good to pass up (under $30). I don't think it's been cleaned but I've been wrong before... What I find interesting here is that the power of suggestion seems to be at work. First seven responses: no suggestion that the coin had been cleaned. Then, once mentioned, the bandwagon fills quickly... |
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Why not mention that in your first response? Sorry but I don't know how to state that without sounding snarky.
I did type that it was cleaned in my original response. I must have accidentally deleted it. The coin is obviously cleaned. Quote:
What I find interesting here is that the power of suggestion seems to be at work. The power of suggestion is not at work here. I am almost 100% sure that it has been dipped at some point. I have no idea why the first couple of members who replied didn't notice it. |
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Coin in hand, I've got it at AU-53. I don't think it's been cleaned. In hand you will be a better judge than any of us trying to assess it from pics.  Quote:
What I find interesting here is that the power of suggestion seems to be at work. It happens often.  Edited by MikeF
02/01/2018 3:13 pm
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AU-53, and I agree with it looking over-dipped.
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