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Morgan bruce New Member Australia 41 Posts	Posted 09/24/2016 10:28 am this one shows the actual colour of the coin.. the other pictures seem to think its light brown but its looks like copper.. irl around the bust there is dark from ones reflection also dark at a cheek indentation and under his chin.. not that its relevant Edited by Morgan bruce 09/25/2016 08:12 am Report this Post to the Staff

echidna Pillar of the Community Australia 606 Posts	Posted 09/24/2016 9:32 pm It looks like an average grade coin thats been cleaned Watch your top knot Report this Post to the Staff
trout1105 Pillar of the Community Australia 7096 Posts	Posted 09/25/2016 05:12 am To the fourum What you have here unfortunately is a polished and cleaned penny that is now worth its scrap value and has lost any numismatic value it may have had prior to being cleaned. It is very "Shiny" though Report this Post to the Staff
Morgan bruce New Member Australia 41 Posts	Posted 09/25/2016 07:57 am Nah I reckon my Great Grandfather put it in this pouch a couple of odd decades ago and I recently happened upon it, the ink from within the pouch at this time had stained the coin completely purple, removing the ink revealed a shiny coin - I don't reckon the purple coin had value but I do reckon the coin it always has been underneath isn't "scrap". I have a few hundred odd Australian pennies and I can confirm cleaning them in any way does not turn the coin shiny like the one above - they seem to stay the disgusting brown colour, which is in no way bad, of course. - also the picture lies, the coin isn't brown! its sort of the colour of copper - basically NOT POLISHED but sort of cleaned by taking purple ink stains off of it Edited by Morgan bruce 09/25/2016 09:57 am Report this Post to the Staff
agent86 Valued Member Australia 75 Posts	Posted 09/26/2016 02:37 am Quote: Nah I reckon my Great Grandfather put it in this pouch a couple of odd decades ago and I recently happened upon it, the ink from within the pouch at this time had stained the coin completely purple, removing the ink revealed a shiny coin - I don't reckon the purple coin had value but I do reckon the coin it always has been underneath isn't "scrap". I have a few hundred odd Australian pennies and I can confirm cleaning them in any way does not turn the coin shiny like the one above - they seem to stay the disgusting brown colour, which is in no way bad, of course. - also the picture lies, the coin isn't brown! its sort of the colour of copper - basically NOT POLISHED but sort of cleaned by taking purple ink stains off of it Ok it may be interesting to see how PCGS or NGC grade it. Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 09/26/2016 02:48 am Quote: its sort of the colour of copper - basically NOT POLISHED but sort of cleaned by taking purple ink stains off of it What method of 'cleaning' did you use to remove the purple ink? life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
Morgan bruce New Member Australia 41 Posts	Posted 09/26/2016 03:12 am went to the kitchen and got some vinegar the dye/ink came off in a few seconds of exposure.. blushes and embarrassed but this ink stuff made the coin totally unrecognisable Edited by Morgan bruce 09/26/2016 03:19 am Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 09/26/2016 12:27 pm Vinegar is merely diluted acetic acid, you chemically cleaned the coin yourself in addition to a quite obvious mechanical cleaning(wiping, polishing, buffing, etc). For the sake of your other coins, keep them away from vinegar and cloth Quote: I can confirm cleaning them in any way does not turn the coin shiny like the one above That is completely incorrect and has no basis in reality, mechanical cleaning will always result in an unnaturally shiny coin. Edited by biokemist6 09/26/2016 12:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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