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Rest in Peace
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That nickel's worth more than any other one, 35% silver. And like I pointed out, there's more silver in a dollar worth of nickels than a buck's worth of 90%ers. (1.125oz vs. .715oz) which is why I have boo-coo many rolls in my safe! Edited by Crazyb0
02/16/2017 12:58 am
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The coin looks worse now, in my opinion. I wonder if I spent the time to clean it more carefully and completely if your opinion could be changed. For me, it is two things beyond appearance: 1. It is feel of the coin. Prior to the brushing, it just had a feel of vague griminess. It shouldn't matter, but to me it does. 2. It is the notion of dirtiness. It makes my spine tingle to place a dirty coin in a roll, and then in a box. It feels like hanging dirty clothes in my closet. |
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I have to admit that I do like the before version better.
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Rest in Peace
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It is the notion of dirtiness. It makes my spine tingle to place a dirty coin in a roll, and then in a box. It feels like hanging dirty clothes in my closet. This is something most raw coin collectors did when we first started out . Besides nobody says you have to put dirty toned coins in the same roll with your nice coins .  |
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The "before" image is what I expect a circulated War Nickel to look like. The after picture jumps out shouting "I've been cleaned/polished." |
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United States
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If you don't care about the coin, I don't see any harm in it. But hypothetically, let's say you're trying to put together a complete set of War Nickels on a very tight budget. Then it would be unwise. |
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I'm an advocate for doing this to coins that have no value... if only so you can train your eye to look for ways of detecting if a coin you may purchase has been cleaned... or the surfaces have been altered..
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If rubbing it between your fingers made it look like it had just come out of circulation, would it be any different?
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I share the opinion that it's your coin, do what you like, as long as you're not trying to fool anybody. However, for me, the romance of old coins is the history, and when you scrub off most of the dirt, I feel you've taken away a lot of the history as well.
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Just to be clear, that War Nickel didn't achieve its patina from circulation, but from being removed from circulation. |
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But surely that patina is part of it's history.
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United States
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Everything is part of the coins history. My question is, If the coin is shiny on the high spots and dark in the protected areas when it is in circulation, then gets a dull appearance when just sitting, is is not authentic to pick up the worn coin and rub it between your fingers as if in circulation, to make it shiny on the high spots? At that point it is an option to put it in a holder to protect it from getting dull again.
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I'm an advocate for doing this to coins that have no value... if only so you can train your eye to look for ways of detecting if a coin you may purchase has been cleaned... or the surfaces have been altered.. AgCoinAu  I've done the same and it has saved me from bad purchases. Especially online . Having said that there are risks . Before I did this the penny would stick to my fingers.  The 45 is the same as what the 48 was.   Live and learn Edited by Canacoins
02/25/2017 12:57 am
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Chute72 - I think "thumbing" a coin in this manner will make it turn brownish yellow over time due to the body oils, even if it is protected. As far as the OP goes, well, chacon a son gout, as they say. And I think the OP like the above poster's penny did a fairly sensitive restoration, so really no judgement from me. I guess for me I feel that if a seventy year old man gets a facelift, he doesn't suddenly look like a forty year old man, he looks like a seventy year old man who has had a facelift. Similarly, a seventy year old coin that has been cleaned just looks like a cleaned coin to me.
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Similarly, a seventy year old coin that has been cleaned just looks like a cleaned coin to me. I did this for learning purposes only. |
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