Some Education Please 1907 Ih Has This Been Cleaned?

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marymanard Valued Member United States 111 Posts	Posted 02/17/2012 5:05 pm just trying to learn how to tell if a coin has been cleaned or not. this is a mighty pretty coin do you think its been cleaned? how do you tell? Report this Post to the Staff

Drsandman2 Pillar of the Community United States 1374 Posts	Posted 02/17/2012 5:41 pm Hard to tell from the photos, but it appears natural. If it were shiny, had an odd tone, or if it has fine rub marks it may have been polished. But that looks like a nice coin from what I can see. Report this Post to the Staff
pennymandave Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 02/17/2012 5:49 pm Nice coin! Report this Post to the Staff
Funny Money Valued Member United States 424 Posts	Posted 02/17/2012 7:31 pm with the sandman. Also, if the luster doesn't match the circulation, that would be a tell. Report this Post to the Staff
Darth Anarchus Pillar of the Community United States 1388 Posts	Posted 02/17/2012 9:30 pm You can usually tell if there is a big difference in color between the letters and the color of the fields... Looks original to me... Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/17/2012 9:34 pm I see a cleaned coin. Sorry. Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 02/17/2012 10:58 pm with coop. You have a very nice coin but it seems to have some wear and it is pretty bright looking for a coin that has any wear at all. I think (and I'm no expert) that your coin got an acetone soak. I have real mixed feelings about that because cleaning is WRONG, on the other hand, maybe it saved the coin from further corrosion. Report this Post to the Staff
marymanard Valued Member United States 111 Posts	Posted 02/19/2012 6:30 pm it just came from an ebay roll probably rolled in the 1950's so if it was cleaned it was done before then. but it does have significant difference between letters and fields and has a beautiful but different tone. almost some purpling between the letters. so I guess its been cleaned before. How does a coin in this probably precleaned condition affect the value especially when it is this old? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/20/2012 08:39 am I use a mineral oil bath to help remove part of the grime around devices. But it doesn't turn the coin pink. It leaves the coin a natural color: https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...ALF_BATH.jpg How die he clean just 1/2 of the coin? Here is a bathed Indian head: This can only be used on circulated cents with grime on the coin's devices. It will not remove carbon spots/stains/verdigris on coins. Report this Post to the Staff
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