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DEVLEC Pillar of the Community Canada 3234 Posts	Posted 10/05/2013 3:31 pm I still feel that this coin is great,...but I don't get the strange gray colour. Have other experts(here) seen such a colour before? Would a recent dip give this coin such a bland gray..?.. Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 10/05/2013 4:15 pm Quote: Would a recent dip give this coin such a bland gray..? I was under the impression, that dipping gave a coin a shinier look.. Report this Post to the Staff
carly1 Valued Member Canada 129 Posts	Posted 10/05/2013 4:23 pm MS64 or better looks to me like full lustre and great strike Report this Post to the Staff
artdio Pillar of the Community 1844 Posts	Posted 10/06/2013 05:34 am this type of grey is usually the work of whizzed coins.. Report this Post to the Staff
DEVLEC Pillar of the Community Canada 3234 Posts	Posted 10/06/2013 09:06 am artdio...You have said possibly "whizzed" to get this grey colour. Would you or anyone here be able to give us more info on this process. Is it chemically treated or is it blasted with something..? Please explain ... I still love the very fine details on this 1899... Report this Post to the Staff
artdio Pillar of the Community 1844 Posts	Posted 10/06/2013 09:52 am devlec, whizzing is when they use for example a dremel or other type of mechanical tool with a metal - wire brush..It is done is a high speed circular motion.. This will if done right give the appearance of luster but almost always has this greyish look.... Now I am no expert on this but one can usually tell by the super fine hairlines .....Dont get me wrong this one is a very very nice coin and I might be wrong ..but I would be surprised.....Maybe some other folks with more knowledge about this could chime in Report this Post to the Staff
viper Pillar of the Community Canada 638 Posts	Posted 10/06/2013 4:19 pm Just came back form a weekend trip and saw all the comments about this coin so I had to dig it out again and have a good look at it with a 6x loup which is use to grade coins. I could not see anything wrong with this coin with my 6x loup. Now don't forget you are seeing this coin the size of a dinner plate and that the shine is all there just could not bring it out with the camera. I can assure you that this coin was not whizzed or tampered with by me. I've had it in my collection for 25 years or more. Thanks for all the comments Report this Post to the Staff
DEVLEC Pillar of the Community Canada 3234 Posts	Posted 10/07/2013 11:09 am Thanks for getting back in here viper.... All of my 5 cent silvers have some variable toning in them and I can't remember ever seeing one that is soooo evenly gray toned. The detail in the hair is wonderful and I don't see how you could keep such fine detail in the leaves and hair and have had any polishing introduced ( some have suggested whizzed ) on this coin. I would think that it's definitely worth getting it graded by the pros.. Report this Post to the Staff
viper Pillar of the Community Canada 638 Posts	Posted 10/07/2013 12:07 pm THANKS DEVLEC! I like to keep my coins raw but I might send a few to get graded and this one will be with them Report this Post to the Staff
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