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jkb1015 Valued Member Canada 60 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 7:02 pm Hi, all. Today I watched a YouTube video clip about cleaning coins. Would this be a good idea of cleaning mirror condition as long as this doesn't destroy the coin? as this is not giving any scratches to the coin? Plastic<Coin = no scratches ixrlPYcRvjM Report this Post to the Staff

chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 7:12 pm I don't remember being this tense watching the Friday the 13th movies as a kid. That's horrible. The coin is now damaged. Report this Post to the Staff
noahs-numismatics Pillar of the Community Canada 3167 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 7:12 pm I say never clean them. Period. Report this Post to the Staff
Bm0ney Pillar of the Community Canada 1005 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 9:14 pm "buff it off with the cloth and voila!" you're finished ruining your coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10034 Posts	Posted 02/22/2013 12:25 am How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
cjspearsdog Valued Member United States 405 Posts	Posted 02/22/2013 01:49 am 4:16 - It turns black, that is a good sign that its working! lol removing a layer of metal maybe... Report this Post to the Staff
basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 02/22/2013 03:42 am Quote: Would this be a good idea of cleaning mirror condition as long as this doesn't destroy the coin? It most definitely destroys the numismatic value of the coin. At least he did say only to do it to generic coins but if you did do it you just have a coin worth face value after that. You can however use acetone on coins which will clean some things up off of it but other than that theres not a whole lot thats acceptable in the cleaning world Report this Post to the Staff
enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 02/22/2013 05:29 am Do that to your collection and you may as well spend the coins at the shop. Thats one of the most stupid ideas I've seen in a while. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 02/22/2013 1:19 pm Typical nut that will say use a wire wheel on coins. Or battery acid. Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10034 Posts	Posted 02/22/2013 4:18 pm OK - got to thinking about my original response to this ... He starts with a piece worth fifty cents and ends up with a piece worth fifty cents - it just has more "ain't it perdy" factor now. I have some impaired proof halves that were horrible looking, worth only 50 cents - no numismatic value - and used MS 70 on them to make them look more presentable. I lost no value and now have a nicer looking was-and-is numismatically worthless coin. We have a CCF member who makes jewelry by cutting designs out of common date US coins. After re-thinking, I don't personally understand much of a difference here, and evidently a lot of the CCF family does not either since he has a thread where he has traded many of these cool looking items. What am I missing? Well.. OK - since Mr. Ima Polisher is using 1971 D JFKs, he might be polishing a DDO and not know it. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
j-win Valued Member United States 360 Posts	Posted 02/22/2013 4:39 pm That was scary to say the least Report this Post to the Staff
1188howest Valued Member Canada 470 Posts	Posted 02/23/2013 02:10 am GEEEZ, another dead Kennedy. There are 350 undetectable ways to properly conserve collectable coinage and waxing with a power tools ain't 1 of them. Edited by 1188howest 02/23/2013 02:41 am Report this Post to the Staff
pennrj430 Valued Member United States 132 Posts	Posted 02/23/2013 12:39 pm I know what he did is never a good idea to do to valuable coins, but when I pause the video on the close ups on the "buffed" coins, I don't see any hairlines. How would you tell if this has been done to a coin you are looking to purchase? Looking at the finished product, I may have thought I was looking at a proof cameo or something if I didn't know what he had done. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19942 Posts	Posted 02/23/2013 1:27 pm Hey, now he's qualified to make those wall hanging displays of coins! LOL Any coin that's going through a process like this is completely ruined numismatically. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
Gothic Florin Pillar of the Community United States 2541 Posts	Posted 02/23/2013 1:39 pm It's like a torture chamber. Report this Post to the Staff
cheezyfryes Valued Member United States 359 Posts	Posted 02/23/2013 2:43 pm Don't hate me.... I just tried this with a 1979 Kennedy half because I was curious. I figured I started with a coin worth 50 cents and ended with a coin worth 50 cents. It actually came out really cool and now I have a conversation piece. I planned to use it as the Dealer chip in my poker set, but it's kinda small. Guess I'll have to try polishing an Ike instead (ducks to avoid tomatoes being thrown by community members)... Report this Post to the Staff
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