Is This Old Quarter Pristine, Or Did Someone Mess With It?

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Pauldog Valued Member United States 325 Posts	Posted 03/02/2019 4:52 pm I thought I could tell when a coin had been polished or buffed, but my spidey sense only works with worn coins, where it's pretty obvious. So here, for your consideration, is a 1954-P Gen. George 1/4... Edited by Pauldog 03/02/2019 9:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff

RaleighCoinDeal Valued Member United States 134 Posts	Posted 03/02/2019 5:29 pm I'd say Au58 but whizzed to look like a proof like Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/02/2019 6:00 pm To me it looks natural and uncirculated. Beautiful example. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 03/02/2019 6:30 pm Uncirculated but not natural . I'll stick my neck out and say UNC.Details . Report this Post to the Staff
westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7624 Posts	Posted 03/02/2019 6:44 pm I'll just say cleaned and leave it there. Whatever it is, it is only worth silver melt to 99.9% of collectors and dealers anyway. Report this Post to the Staff
fplagge Pillar of the Community United States 659 Posts	Posted 03/02/2019 9:09 pm That is one pretty coin! Report this Post to the Staff
Pauldog Valued Member United States 325 Posts	Posted 03/02/2019 9:13 pm I know it's not worth sending to a TPG, unless I had money to burn and was curious enough. I'm starting to wish I knew someone who does grading. Maybe I could bring it to a coin shop when I have some other business to transact. On a fresh silver coin, would the background around Washington be extremely smooth, or would it be a bit textured? This one seems just a bit textured. I don't remember how I got this quarter. It was in a bunch of junk silver, or from the one live auction I attended years ago, or it was something I've saved since the 1960's. There are very few Washington quarters worth more than the silver content. Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4692 Posts	Posted 03/02/2019 9:31 pm It would be a nice addition to a set, but little value above melt. Report this Post to the Staff
llewellin Pillar of the Community United States 1005 Posts	Posted 03/02/2019 10:39 pm Cleaned/polished. Report this Post to the Staff
Pauldog Valued Member United States 325 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 05:38 am I found a few more coins like this one among the ones I have. I'll say AU / buffed/polished. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36826 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 1:38 pm AU-58 details, with a baking soda clean job. Report this Post to the Staff
Pauldog Valued Member United States 325 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 3:35 pm Baking soda paste, so it acts as a mild abrasive? Or dry baking soda blasting? I suppose another alternative would be baking soda dissolved in plenty of water, but I wouldn't expect it to do anything visible except maybe clean off dirt. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36826 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 3:39 pm Back in the day they would wet the coin and use the dry baking soda on the wet surface. Made it bright and shinny but did away with any original cart wheel luster. It was abrasive. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18685 Posts	Posted 03/04/2019 1:33 pm the surfaces are not original Report this Post to the Staff
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