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Valued Member
Canada
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I picked up 5 of these today and their all good except this on seems to have the original mint luster to it and would rate it very close to AU50 based on wear, but both sides have hundreds of hairline marks on them, even in the tinests of indents. Would have someone ran them under a super fine wire brush or something? I have a US coin that has been obvouisly polished, but it has a much more of a chrome look to it, this one looks like it still has the original luster, so kind of confused here. If you can tell me how they got there and why someone would do that, it would be greatly apprecitated. Thanks    Edited by GaryN
07/14/2013 02:09 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 This coin has been harshly cleaned at some time by an owner who didn't realize how to care for coins. I've seen many RARE coins over the years harshly cleaned, holes drilled in them, chemically (artificially) toned, polished/white washed, etc. You can name it or imagine it, it's been done to a coin. Fortunately this 1949 silver dollar has no value since it's a common coin and in low grade, so even if it were uncleaned, it would still be worth silver bullion. Glenn  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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How the light has captured that polishing shows how harshly it was scrubbed. Maybe steel wool or maybe even fine sandpaper was used on it.(very nasty to see)
...As Glenn has stated, almost all 49's are only worth BV.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Yup cleaned harshly.
On another note about the value of the 1949 dollar. As more than a few of you swear by the ICCS pop report. Check the 1949 and the 1948 silver dollar in MS 65. Compare the two in grade rarity. Now compare trends. An interesting conversation may erupt.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2495 Posts |
Yes, I totally agree.
Strong cleaning....plenty of elbow grease.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
797 Posts |
Somebody thought that polishing and scrubbing that coin would make it nice and shiny and more appealing, but in reality although it is "shiny", it has lost most, if not all, of its eye appeal. Luckily a silver coin would still be worth it's metal content, but any numismatic value and aesthestic value of a coin cleaned like this would be pretty much gone....
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Quote:
... value of the 1949 dollar. As more than a few of you swear by the ICCS pop report. Check the 1949 and the 1948 silver dollar in MS 65. Compare the two in grade rarity... nickelsguy,for those of us who won't pay for a pop report how many MS65 '48s and '49s are there? PCGS pop report has only 10 '48s in MS65 or better,and a staggering 731 '49s in MS65 or better. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I believe the ICCS report shows the opposite. Or I have been mislead. Which is entirely possible. I do not buy the pop report either.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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These coins have been cleaned which is where the hairlines came from.
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Posted 07/14/2013 01:59 am
