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1926 S Oregon Trail Harshly Cleaned?

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 Posted 07/11/2012  4:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CaptainFwiffo to your friends list
That's a fairly brutal cleaning. I'd send it back.
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 Posted 07/11/2012  4:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add basebal21 to your friends list
Id say the chance of that coin being that worn and that shiny uncleaned is about the same chance that I have of winning the lottery
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 Posted 07/11/2012  4:27 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jleveille to your friends list
Its going back, getting a one nice has been tough!
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07/11/2012 4:29 pm
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 Posted 07/11/2012  4:44 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add basebal21 to your friends list

Quote:
Its going back, getting a one nice has been tough!


If your looking for a raw one you could always look through the slabbed ones, not all of them are real expensive, and just break it out of the slab so you know youre getting what you want
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 Posted 07/11/2012  6:46 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add nickelsearcher to your friends list
Ouch indeed ... this coin has been stripped of numismatic value by the obvious brutal cleaning. with a return.

These are not that tough to find in honestly circulated condition with original surfaces ... especially the 1926 year issue.

Keep on searching ... I'm certain with time you will come across the right one for you. I would enjoy seeing photos when you find it.

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 Posted 07/11/2012  7:04 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add commems to your friends list
It appears that this one might have been "Whizzed" to give a false sense of luster -- likely after it was harshly cleaned.

I agree with the others -- Return to Sender!

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 Posted 07/12/2012  08:19 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Not Mint to Be to your friends list
If you didn't over pay you could always use it for a pocketpiece.
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 Posted 07/13/2012  1:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinsKelly to your friends list


Why would someone do that?
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 Posted 07/19/2012  12:52 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add kookoox10 to your friends list
That's a good question CoinsKelly, in that case there hundreds of folks on ebay selling cleaned/polished examples. Shame on them...
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 Posted 07/23/2012  05:37 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add RogerD to your friends list
Yup, its sad to see this one fared so poorly...on to the next one.
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 Posted 07/23/2012  10:39 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add wquinn to your friends list
Good luck with finding a better one. It shouldn't be too hard. A slabbed one might be bought for one close to a price that isn't slabbed. Give it a try.
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 Posted 07/23/2012  11:23 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add oih82w8 to your friends list
If you don't mind divulging your source for this coin, that way we could avoid them like the plague! It reminds me of a Great Southern coin, looks great with the lighting, but it looks terrible when in hand. Did I mention that I got banned from bidding on their coins on ebay?
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 Posted 07/23/2012  6:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jleveille to your friends list
It was ebay, seller t_rosegold
Looked great in the pics but not in hand. Got a full refund with shipping!
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 Posted 07/23/2012  6:43 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add kookoox10 to your friends list
I don't get it, the 1926-S is the most plentiful of Oregons. I'm sure you won't have a problem finding a better piece.
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 Posted 08/06/2012  11:01 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Captain Morgan to your friends list
Looks VF-25 to me, but if you didnt over pay this coin would look
good displayed in a album next to one thats Mint State,
Very good item to show collecters why the shouldnt polish there coins.
Thanks for taking the time to share this post.
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