Why Is The Obverse So Shiny, But The Reverse Isn't?

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xZACKx Pillar of the Community United States 648 Posts	Posted 02/09/2013 11:48 pm I found this coin looking through my dad's wheaties and was wondering why the front of this coin has such shine to it, but the back is dull. Is this PMD somehow? Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 02/10/2013 12:05 am Before I really knew about coin collecting, I had some dull cents in a folder and took some brass polish to them. The obverses were shiny, but the hidden reverses were still dull. Not saying that's what happened to your cent, just giving an idea on a possible reason. Could have been in a folder and the obverse was polished through handling, or was an Encased Coin with same result. Report this Post to the Staff
TJB17 Valued Member United States 492 Posts	Posted 02/10/2013 12:05 am Probably hit with a buffing wheel on the obverse only. Edited by TJB17 02/10/2013 01:11 am Report this Post to the Staff
solotime Pillar of the Community United States 2311 Posts	Posted 02/10/2013 12:16 am Looks cleaned, that's maybe why. Report this Post to the Staff
jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5202 Posts	Posted 03/14/2013 12:12 am Defintely looks cleaned. Both sides may have been cleaned at the same time but the reverse may have retoned if it was sotred in a folder for many years. Report this Post to the Staff
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