Speaking Of Cleaned Coins...........

I have some Mercs like that ,, Very nice buff and polish job !!

Proof Strike ,, I wish that dealer was in my town !!

Metalman

Looks to be an automotive finish? Is there a special holder designation for that?

Turtlewax maybe?

Hey, maybe they rubbed these with mercury. My father in law tells me that as a boy they use to take copper cents and rub them with mercury and they would turn mirror like silver. This may be why he glows in the dark, too. Jim

That been buff with a high speed drill it like to me!!!no DML ever look like take!

Nice chrome hubcap!!

For the benefit of our new collectors, this is how we know this coin is definitely polished and not a "proof strike".

First of all, the devices are all as equally shined as the fields. In a proof strike, there will be at least slight frosting on a Morgan. Granted, there are some proof coins that I've seen that have no frosting at all, but there would not be duller areas in the crevices of the design.

If you look at the stars, lettering, and date, you will see how dull the field is around these points. This is because it is not possible to polish a coin evenly through these areas. This is probably the easiest way to tell a polished or cleaned coin.

One other thing to look at is the design details. On this coin, the eagle's breast feathers are obviously worn. With a proof strike, the details are more pronounced, not less. This is because a proof coin is struck multiple times. The feather detail on this coin has been rubbed off with the polishing.