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I'm still terrible about determining whether a coin has been cleaned or not. I was thinking about buying it cause it's cheap and neat looking, but I'd hate to find out that it's an artificial look.   Edited by scottk
11/04/2014 06:49 am
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Doesn't look like it's retoned, but it certainly has been through the mill. Severely cleaned by a couple of different methods. imho
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 Just cleaned and left some of the old toning. Proper cleaning and re-toning would look better. |
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It's cheap because it is a mess. Save your money and buy a nice coin.
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It does look like it has been cleaned. In my opinion, if you like the coin and the price is right then you should buy it,the beauty is in the eye of the beholder. As I build my coin collection I have to keep reminding myself that a coin can be bought in an instant but selling a coin is much more difficult so unless you like the coin...dont get it.
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IMHO I don't think it was cleaned as much as it was exposed to something the affected the tarnish in the center. I can't imagine that would be intentional. The coin is a low grade and would not have eye appeal even without the irregular toning. Unless you buying for Silver value, for a little more you can get a nice 1922.
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Rest in Peace
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The only thing that has going for it is a nice clash line on the reverse but still not worth buying in my opinion.
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Ok. Thanks guys. I may still wind up buying it at $22. My odd reasoning is that I have several bu Peace dollars. ( Peace dollars are sort of my thing), but I dont have any that have a lot of character if you know what I mean. It could wind up a pocket piece. I'm rather broke this week, so if any of you see a Peace dollar anywhere that has some good "character", and is maybe just nice and banged up, but not cleaned, let me know. K? Thx. |
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I'm rather broke this week  BUT I'm READY TO BUY A COIN ANYWAY  My man. It's arguably a worse addiction than the crack. Edited by dsfreeworld
11/04/2014 6:28 pm
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No need to settle for 'banged up' in this series. Nice XF-AU common date Peace dollars are plentiful in this area for ~$20-22 each. I buy a few every week just 'cause I like 'em. Be glad to trade off a few for something else in this value range that catches my fancy. |
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Oh I actually bought this. There's another thread going on in the Main Coin forum where we're discussing why this coin is more manly than other coins.
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It looks cleaned to me. Maybe AT on the toning?
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I am also terrible at determining if a coin has been cleaned. I need to buy a good book on the subject.
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You can start with the fact that natural toning on a circulated coin is extremely rare.
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Aha! I did not know that Dave. Thank you. Learn something new everyday.
I think the coin is a little odd because, considering that some of the toning appears to have been rubbed away, it looks like maybe there was cleaning, then retoning, and then more cleaning.
Lol.
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