Tunisia 1953 10 Franc - Coin Community Forum

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 4 / Views: 1,227
Numisto Valued Member United States 195 Posts	Posted 12/18/2013 4:26 pm I just got this Tunisia 1953 10 Franc in the mail today. Was looking forward to it for a long time. I'd like to get opinions on whether or not it's been cleaned. The coin is very proof-like and I am caught between two opinions: 1) It's been wiped with a rag at some point. 2) I've seen similar lines on a PL Morgan dollar. There are a lot of lines but they don't really seem to go over the devices. The coin doesn't have a lot of devices, though. Also, the direction of the lines seems to change as the tilt of the coin changes. I'll be bummed if it's cleaned, but it's better to know, I suppose. Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff

numismatic biz Valued Member United Kingdom 152 Posts	Posted 12/18/2013 5:17 pm Nice coin looks like a PL to me RE lines maybe a wipe but many years ago about 30 I bought a collection of world coins all stored in a old type coin cabinet velvet lined each draw had 20 or 30 places and every time you pulled a draw the coins would slide ever so slightly maybe that's your answer yours michael Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 12/19/2013 08:10 am I don't think cabinet friction did this. If the lines are just on the fields it could be a badly polished die. Edited by alganbagerap 12/19/2013 08:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
Numisto Valued Member United States 195 Posts	Posted 12/19/2013 08:32 am Thanks for the opinions, guys. Hope more keep coming. One thing to say about this coin is that they only minted maybe 1700 of them. I guess they could have used dies from a previous year and fixed the date. If they only printed 1700-ish, it would stand to reason that a high percentage would have some level of PL look to them, right? I do not think this would get a PL designation, but it looks like one of those Morgans that I sometimes think is PL but the TPG doesn't agree. PL-like. Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 12/22/2013 06:18 am Die polish lines on PL and specimen coins are typically uniform in one direction (usually vertical). On this coin they seem to change direction and do not appear very uniform, so I'd go with a wipe. Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 4 / Views: 1,227

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: World Coins and Currency Forums Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.25 seconds to rattle this change.