1762 GB 3 Pence Too Shiny? - Coin Community Forum

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OLCoins Valued Member United States 397 Posts	Posted 01/01/2014 12:07 am This coin looks good but it's pretty darn shiny. It almost Proof Like even. The surfaces don't look all that unnatural though. I got it with a bunch of other pretty nice generally uncleaned older GB coins at an auction recently FWIW Does CCFGB think it's been cleaned? Cheers Report this Post to the Staff

CoinCollector2000 Pillar of the Community United States 2563 Posts	Posted 01/01/2014 12:52 am I think I see abrasion lines to the left of the 3. Sorry, but in my opinion it has been cleaned. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 01/01/2014 01:23 am That's what I reckon as well. Some well meaning person has removed the patina. A non abrasive silver cleaner was probably used, which would have normally been used for silver plated table ware. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36841 Posts	Posted 01/01/2014 11:53 am Seems like the luster is too even for 250 years old, my guess cleaned or dipped along the way. Report this Post to the Staff
OLCoins Valued Member United States 397 Posts	Posted 01/02/2014 12:11 am Yea I wouldn't doubt if it's been dipped. Even a UNC coin from then should have toning of some sort. Report this Post to the Staff
realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 01/15/2014 6:14 pm Yeah, probably dipped, maybe even lightly wiped, but certainly doesn't look like it's been harshly scrubbed. There's at least some luster left... Isn't the 1762 3d typically found high-grade and with a touch of reflectivity, which may possibly be seen on this piece? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16850 Posts	Posted 01/15/2014 8:21 pm I don't think it's physically possible for a silver coin not to look tarnished after 250 years. Cleaned at some point in the past, it almost certainly has been. The fairly recent past, too, given the lack of re-toning. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 01/17/2014 01:32 am "The fairly recent past, too, given the lack of re-toning." That depends on how it's kept... If you dip a piece, neutralize it properly, and get it into a 2x2 (as opposed to laying out in a felt-lined draw, putting it in a paper envelope or similar), it may very well stay pretty close to that state for a while. That is especially true if, say, it was dipped/cleaned, but really didn't have much toning to begin with (as the surface would not be as reactive post-dip/clean as would a formerly heavily-toned piece). Report this Post to the Staff
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