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It's still nice  |
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That's too bad, otherwise has nice detail.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Hi tn: Nice detail on the coin. If you're not happy with it, send it to me so I can adjust it. I guarantee you won't recognize it when I'm done with it.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What did they do to it? I don't see a single smidge of toning, but I also don't see scratch marks from scrubbing either.
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United States
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The seller says "this coin has been cleaned with a brush, possibly attached to a Dremel too. The cleaning was so harsh that Liberty's profile and portions of the eagle on the reverse have been flattened."
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Valued Member
United States
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what does "possibly attached to a Dremel" mean?  |
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Moderator
United States
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Dremel, as in a rotary power tool; spinning the brush much like the power polisher used on floors.
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It did lose a lot of the facial detail. Too bad!! Man, it looks like the coin was in great shape to start with! What possesses people to do these things?
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Valued Member
United States
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how can you tell its been cleaned... I'm a noob :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Cleaned or not I like :) I do too  Quote:
how can you tell its been cleaned... I'm a noob :) I am know expert on cleaned coins but it just doesn't have any luster and its blast white. There is wear on the coin and a coin with some wear should not be so clean looking |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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how can you tell its been cleaned... I'm a noob :)
Look at the example below. Pay particular attention to how crisp and sharp all devices are compared to the other coin. Click on them for larger viewing. While this coin was also improperly cleaned, it was "wiped" with something coarse. My guess is that the seller brought up possibly being done with a dremel not just from the sheer smoothness of the surfaces to the touch, but the noticeable pitting/lack of luster that would equate to a high speed buffing of some type.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Great reverse, shame about the obverse!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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tights:
Nice example, thanks for posting.
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United States
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Look at the example below. Pay particular attention to how crisp and sharp all devices are compared to the other coin. Click on them for larger viewing. While this coin was also improperly cleaned, it was "wiped" with something coarse. It's a nice example of the (exaggerated) effect of a brushing would look like, but the coin in your example has met with a post mint accident, not a cleaning. The marks are in the area which would least need cleaned, while no marks at all can be seen in the fields which are the usual motivation. It wass plainly an unmolested Mint State coin, with perfect original luster even inside the letters and in the nooks and crannies of the devices. Something nasty rough bounced off that coin, turning a $3000 MS65 Barber Half into a $300 Net MS60 Details coin. |
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