1925 California Commemorative Half Dollar - Circulated! "Coin Arrived, Pics Added"

Obvious a very well loved pocket piece !
Probably will not straight grade as AG3
Due to the obvious scratchy , scuff marks

Very cool lowball commem.

Excellent!

I say only: "Always remember, coins don't heal!"

Thanks for the input, everyone! I was going to say, "Oh, I'll sleep on it and see what I think...." but the more I consider it, the more I'm certain that this one is going back. I'm not opposed to having a details coin in the collection, since I don't really submit them for grading. In fact, I think a couple of my classic commems do have old cleanings. The difference, though, is that I bought them, liked them, and then thought, "Well, this might have a cleaning. Oh, well, I like it!"

This one, though, the hairlines are extremely distracting in-hand. I was hoping that they would be less obvious, but it's quite the opposite. And for $100, it's just not worth keeping. If it had been a $20 or $40 dollar pickup, I might have held onto it as an example of the kind of wear I'm looking for. But 100 is a big chunk of my collecting budget, and I'd rather spend that on a problem-free coin. In fact, I passed on a nice Grant half because I had already bought the California one.

I agree with your reasoning to return this one.

I can fully appreciate the frustration of finally coming across a well worn example and then being disappointed by the harm done to the coin by someone in the past.

I've was there A LOT when putting together my circulated type set.

Trust with enough patience and perseverance you can eventually get there as well.

I'm no longer actively pursuing these coins - so you can have them all going forward.

Good to hear!