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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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  Was it cleaned? Or is it a case of this:  This is the first time I've heard of "liquation", is it an obsolete term or something? This came out of a 1965 Zoell book by the way.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2632 Posts |
Looks like someone tried to clean it. IMO
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
2519 Posts |
I'm a bit suspicious about the darker toning around the tight spots but I can't see hairlines on it, even when I turn it around in hand. But it may be that I'm just inexperienced when it comes to spotting cleaned coins.
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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The word normally used to describe the look on the illustration is "woody". I believe it's usually attributed as "improperly mixed" as opposed to "separation during cooling". I've never heard of "liquation" either.
That said, I agree that this particular coin looks a lot like someone tried to clean it (OTOH, the direction seems to match on both sides, so it could just as well be a woody).
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2632 Posts |
I got one too..  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
As far as I'm concerned it's a woody.
And as far as I'm concerned it's NOT been cleaned.
IMO the differential toning on the reverse is due to handling.
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Pillar of the Community
Korea, Republic Of
1881 Posts |
 that it is a woddy and not cleaned. Edited by Matteproof
10/28/2014 6:29 pm
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Rest in Peace
1988 Posts |
I dont think its a woody...I think it has been cleaned....look around the date side...look where a cloth can not get to...between the letters...the date...I am no pro, but if it was a woody, would you not get that sffect over the whole coin...IMHO
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1590 Posts |
Without a doubt it's a woody.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2519 Posts |
Thanks for the opinions guys. So a woody can have different toning on the tight spots too, that's new.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2187 Posts |
I would've said it's cleaned because of the tight spots.
but the 1956 penny that pennyman posted looks more like a woody ( I think )
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1747 Posts |
Woodys always show all the way from one edge of the coin through all facets of the coin, to the other side. I have never seen a woody from that era of Canadian coin, but look at the example posted by pennyman, this is exactly what woodies look like.
I am sorry to say that your coin, was cleaned.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
743 Posts |
Rubbed and cleaned would be my guess!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2519 Posts |
You guys manage to confuse me now, so I'll consider it cleaned until proven otherwise.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1049 Posts |
how about a different twist, a cleaned woodie might be a little more suiting lol, cheers.
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Posted 10/28/2014 2:43 pm
