1854 Large Cent - Cleaned Or Not? - Coin Community Forum

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Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 09/04/2015 8:14 pm I'm back with another question wondering if a coin has been cleaned or is original. This high grade 1854 Large Cent was on ebay. It's a great looking coin, but the spots of lighter copper color on the rims, especially the reverse, made me think that it had been cleaned and has now retoned. What do folks think? Thanks for your opinions. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1854-LARGE-...p=true&rt=nc Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff

vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 09/04/2015 8:16 pm I'm with you ;) I don't like this one. Appears exactly that. Cleaned/retoned. The toning is very unattractive IMO. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 09/04/2015 8:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 09/04/2015 8:53 pm I too agree. This coin looks like it has been cleaned to a bright red/orange .... And is still in the process of toning back to brown. If it ever does get back to brown. Report this Post to the Staff
atticguy Pillar of the Community United States 1373 Posts	Posted 09/04/2015 9:08 pm All though I think the coin looks very nice I also believe that it's been touched up a bit. Any 'pure' large cent that old should be a deep brown by now; any that look that new have had some work done on them. I still think it would be a fine coin for my collection, but I wouldn't have bid much more than $20 for it. (PS: I'm "frugal", not "cheap") :) Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 09/04/2015 9:16 pm I agree, definitely cleaned. Report this Post to the Staff
Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 09/04/2015 10:37 pm Thanks for the responses. I'm glad I picked up that it had been cleaned. I had bid on the coin, but dropped out when I took a closer look and became suspicious. Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff
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