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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Poll Question
I know there are a LOT of collectors out there that would NEVER knowingly buy a cleaned coin. I also know there are collectors that do buy cleaned coins. Me personally, I do buy cleaned coins if the overall grade & appearance is high enough to justify it (in my opinion). I want to know how you feel about it.
Edited by Dave H
07/31/2012 12:48 pm
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Moderator
 United States
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I would only buy a cleaned coin if it was a higher grade and a rare coin to find in any condition. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7840 Posts |
I chose "Would buy a cleaned coin ONLY in high grade AND the price is right", but that is hypocritical of me since I am returning an UNC Details Inproperly Cleaned Trade dollar. I guess the price was not right. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I dont really see a problem with buying cleaned coins as long as the seller states its cleaned and you know what youre buying
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Valued Member
United States
230 Posts |
I buy cleaned coins only if the price is right, regardless of the grade. Just a couple of weeks ago I bought an 1870 IHC that was harshly cleaned and in about VG condition for $10, couldn't pass it up. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I will go with choice F, it depends on the cleaning method  I do not object to buying a problem coin per say but it really depends on the problem and I will typically select a non-problem coin if such a choice is available. A light cleaning/dipping, small rim bumps(especially for a coin going into an album), or a tiny scratch is ok but I have no interest in a coin that is bent, holed, overdipped or scrubbed to death  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I didn't think about mentioning the method of cleaning. I don't mind a light dipping, but really hate hairlines.
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Russian Federation
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Latest option. I'm unlikely to ever seriously sell my coins, and if I ever do I doubt I'll get anywhere near the amount I originally paid - not even for my gorgeous 1841 and 1907 cents (both of which have some very obvious rim damage).
In fact, my "1823" (actually dateless-due-to-harsh-cleaning Matron Head) cent is much more likely to bring more money than I paid for it - because I only paid $3 (which probably has to do with the seller mislabelling it as 1890).
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Valued Member
United States
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I would buy cleaned versions of the really expensive ones just to have them. I do prefer as close to original as possible though. Most of the coins that I buy are just for fun and not really for re-sale value.
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United States
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You have no choice for me.  The choice "Would buy a cleaned coin ONLY in high grade AND the price is right" is the closest, but drop the "ONLY in high grade" part. I like circulated coins.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i would only buy cleaned coins if the price was right. I don't mind the condition.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36782 Posts |
I have bought many cleaned coins over the years. My purchase was based on the coin having nice eye appeal and a discounted price.
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Australia
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I voted with the (current) majority, "if the price is right". But for me, there's no such thing as a "high-grade cleaned coin", since cleaning by definition lowers the grade.
However, I collect "one from every country" and if I saw a badly cleaned or damaged coin from a country I didn't have, I'd probably buy it anyway, no matter what the asking price was.
An excellent example of "if the price is right": Back when I was a struggling uni student, I saw a dealer at a coin show offering two otherwise identical 19th century coins from Georgia; one was problem-free at $70, the other was neatly holed for $20. I couldn't afford $70 for a single coin at the time, but I didn't have any coins from Georgia, so I bought the $20 one. I can now confidently say I own a hole that's worth negative-fifty dollars.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I do occasionally buy a cleaned coin - provided that it's not a common one, I don't have this type yet, and the price is reasonable.
I always put back in the tray holed, bent, or soldered coins, though sometimes with a heavy heart.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
2180 Posts |
I went with "Would buy a cleaned coin ONLY in high grade AND the price is right", but my real approach would be that and the coin is also rare.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
I buy cleaned coins a lot but only if the price reflects that the coins have been cleaned. If not harshly cleaned, they go into an Album. If harshly cleaned, they become a science project to attempt to restore them to somewhat a natural state. I've done this with many, many coins and it is rather fun.
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