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I'm still wondering if it'll do more harm than good to shine them up a little? Yes more harm than good in all cases. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Bedrock of the Community
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Believe all of us - leave them alone!
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Pillar of the Community
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Making brown LMCs salable will be a challenge since many people simply spend them. And ones in better condition than that are sometimes given away by the thousands for free in the Contest, Quiz, Giveaway subforum.
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Stripping original patina from a coin does not increase its value.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Quote:Regarding sale, people here seem to have met with success by packaging rolls by year+MM, year, or decade. ebay seems to have an appetite for that kind of thing, for people filling albums and whatnot Shame on you for planning to pass off cleaned coins as originals. Please let us know your ebay seller id so that we can avoid you. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Neither of the 2 coins are worth more than a few cents, so clean those all you want. Agreed. If you're going to experiment with cleaning coins, it's best to do it with common stuff you can find in circulation. |
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Cleaning your coins is a big no no. The only thing that I know is safe is 100% pure Acetone and Verdi-Care.
Errers and Varietys.
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A brown coin even in perfect condition is worthless but one with a little red shine in average condition will bring more not for collectors. a coin that was cleaned grades at what is called "details" meaning someone altered the coin. value of a details coin is anywhere between 30% and 70% less and in some cases makes the coin just worth its face value or metal value. |
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Quote: Shame on you for planning to pass off cleaned coins as originals. Please let us know your ebay seller id so that we can avoid you. I don't think that anyone on this thread has suggested selling cleaned coins on ebay. Certainly not me. I did suggest that he roll the uncleaned, unaltered cents and sell them on ebay. That seems like a normal thing to do. |
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I think if you can clean a coin without anyone being able to tell it's been cleaned, then that's acceptable. I have several classic coins in my collection that may have been cleaned, but I'm no expert and they look really good, so it doesn't matter to me.
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08/22/2023 5:23 pm
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The only copper your should clean or brighten is your copper bottom pots and pans -   |
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I have several classic coins in my collection that may have been cleaned, but I'm no expert and they look really good, so it doesn't matter to me. Same.  |
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jpsned said it all: "I think if you can clean a coin without anyone being able to tell it's been cleaned, then that's acceptable."
This is called proper cleaning or "conservation" and it is done all day long by people who know what they are doing. Most of the Type coins that have come down to us in 2023 have been impaired by someone in the past. Think about it. At one time it was considered to be "good practice" to scrub coins with baking soda!
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IMHO, Cleaned (copper) coins may be more eye appealing to a novice, but most collectors will devalue them. Shininess does not have anything to do with the condition. Don't do anything to them.
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Posted 08/10/2023 6:37 pm
