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is the edge on the '52 smooth like the other one or does it show scratches from possible grinding?
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Valued Member
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There is no grinding,no scratches and both coins feel the same,just because I am new to the forum doesn't mean I am new to collecting.i have never put acid on a coin but I can only think if something is strong enough to shrink a coin it would take the finish off to I mean something like coke will discolor a coin and take the finish off so I would think acid would to.
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Pillar of the Community
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What finish are you referring to?
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Valued Member
United States
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If acid would shrink the letters wouldn't acid shrink the portrait to,i put the chest of both coins,they are the same in size.just not as deep on the strike.
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Valued Member
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If a coin has had something put on it,the coin has a dull feel to the touch if it hasn't it has a slippery feel that is what I mean by finish.
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Valued Member
United States
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I will post a pic of a coin that has had either soda or something else spilled on it.
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Pillar of the Community
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We're not talking about a spill, but submersion over a period of time. Also, I don't know what you mean when you say they are slippery- when a coin leaves the mint, its surfaces are exposed metal and not coated with anything.
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Valued Member
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When I rub the discolored area of the coin it feels different than the other part of the coin.plus I left that coin out of a coin holder for about 3 years to see if the rest of the coin or the discolored part would change because it looks like crap being 2 different colors.nothing changed,it still looks like crap.
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Valued Member
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Using just about anything on a coin will make the color change,dish washing liquid will turn the color and take the luster finish off so I can't imagine that acid would be weaker than dish washing liquid,but seeing how I have never came in contact with acid or if I have I didn't know it,but I can just assume from what I learned about different acids in school so many years ago.
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The coin leaves the mint with a pretty luster when you rub it between your finger and thumb it slides easy,take that coin add some coke and good bye luster look then slide coin between finger and thumb it doesn't feel like it did before and I know dang well it won't look the same.
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Valued Member
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So if I am not using the right wording I apologize but I am trying to explain what I have seen and felt from things being on a coin the best way I can,try feeling some coins after someone has used paint thinner on them,they feel greasy not to mention the smell is bad and the color is something to.
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Valued Member
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I touch a lot of circulated coins,the only time I use white gloves is when I am messing with uncirculated coins.I found a proof coin a couple times in circulation and it feels different than a business strike.
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take the luster finish off Once again, it's not a finish. The luster is present on the fresh metal, but the coin loses its luster if exposed to a corrosive material (such as acid) or an abrasive, which just take away the lustrous outer layer. Quote:
try feeling some coins after someone has used paint thinner on them,they feel greasy not to mention the smell is bad and the color is something to. What does this have to do with the topic at hand? |
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