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Pillar of the Community
United States
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New Member
 United States
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The coin is dirty. I really don't know if I should try and clean it. Any thoughts?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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MM looks a tad low but could be die 4? LWC's are not really my bag but just trying to figure it out... |
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United States
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The MM looked to me to be really low, until I compared photos, then it looked correct... the VDB is center-left, which is right, but the color does look odd... Calling BadThad! BadThad where are you?
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Valued Member
United States
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DO NOT CLEAN IT
Just in case it's real ;)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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don't clean the coin I was reading an article and it said if your gonna wipe down a coin use a soft cloth and wipe it down in one direction in a circular motion. Is this a good way to get dirt and finger oil?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Harshly cleaned and slightly retoned. I'm 99% sure this is a fake. A close up of the date, MM and VDB would be helpful. The S doesn't look right, the 9's are funky and it has the look of some of the fakes I've seen in the past.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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don't clean the coin I was reading an article and it said if your gonna wipe down a coin use a soft cloth and wipe it down in one direction in a circular motion. Is this a good way to get dirt and finger oil? Don't wipe or rub a coin at all if you can help it. If you want to remove oil or foreign material a rinse in acetone is the best way to go. Use the search function in the upper left to find instructions on how to do it, it's been discussed many times. |
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United States
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A little hard to tell with those pics but the MM doesn't look right. While the font may be correct the position seems off. Also can't really see the VDB either, a closer shot of it would be helpful.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I can't tell if it's real or not, but it has definitely been cleaned.
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New Member
United States
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If it was cleaned it was prior to 1984 when I acquired the penny jar. It's been sitting in my closet for years,I never had the time to go through it. My father, who gave me the jar, did clean some of his coins with rubbing alcohol and Q tips. But this jar was not labeled "cleaned". He did store a lot of coins in oil, but again that would have been removed prior to 1984. Thanks for the comments.
Edited by MezRDH
05/12/2012 10:49 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Take the coin to a local shop or two and see what they say. Any good coin dealer can tell if it's real.
Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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New Member
United States
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Sent the coin in yesterday to ANACS. I will repost after I get the coin and report back.
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Definitely cleaned rather harshly but, I'm going to say it is genuine.
I don't see any major red flags diagnostically.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Best of luck with the grading, looking forward to what the verdict is.
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