Looking For Some Opinions Here.. Cleaned Or Not.?

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silverwolf Pillar of the Community Canada 3733 Posts	Posted 12/13/2014 7:23 pm "http://www.ebay.ca/sch/titoo1250/m....47675.l2562" i am interested in throwing some bids in here on a couple of silver dollars. my question is , I suspect most of these dollar coins have been cleaned or polished..but I wrote the seller and he assures me he does not clean or polish any of his coins. what do you all think here.. Report this Post to the Staff

Vancouver IslandCoinKid Forum Kid Canada 1074 Posts	Posted 12/13/2014 7:29 pm they dont look like they have been cleaned, however they cannot be a mint state because of all the heavy marks! Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 12/13/2014 9:28 pm I don't think any of those are MS, in fact many are EF at best. I don't understand how they can all have the same soft reflective appearance so hopefully someone knowledgeable will say what it is. They all look plated or coated in reflective paint or something. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21605 Posts	Posted 12/13/2014 10:04 pm Doesn't it seem unusual that a dealer would have so many different Silver Dollars that all look the same including the circulated ones? I know that something has been done to the 35, 36, & 38 dollars because unplated dies where used those years and they should have more of a matte finish. All these coins have been dipped or polished. I would not bid on any of them. Edited by JimmyD 12/13/2014 11:03 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Neo13x Pillar of the Community United States 604 Posts	Posted 12/13/2014 10:14 pm I'm not the best when it comes to foreign currency but its just a guess that all the coins have a "polished" look because they where all photographed the same way and its the lighting that is giving that effect. Also someone correct me if I'm wrong but a coin is MS until it shows signs of wear then it is AU. The amount and severity of bag marks wont prevent them from being MS it will only make the coin less desirable or possibly classify it as damaged. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21605 Posts	Posted 12/13/2014 11:08 pm You are right Neo134x. Bag marks alone would not make a MS coin become an AU. There has to be sign of wear for it to be graded AU or less. Report this Post to the Staff
tripoli Pillar of the Community Canada 867 Posts	Posted 12/14/2014 01:13 am the 1938 dollar is definitely cleaned, polished, disturbed etc Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 12/14/2014 02:21 am The ones I looked at seemed to have been cleaned but I agree the lighting is partially to blame for the shine. Report this Post to the Staff
macdon Valued Member Canada 495 Posts	Posted 12/14/2014 08:02 am I have purchased a coin in the past from this seller and sent it back same day it arrived because of the obvious polished cleaning done on it after a local coin dealer confirmed my suspicions. Of course I was blocked from his site after that not that I would but from him again just tested it out. Thanks to CCF we have a resource to check on these. Report this Post to the Staff
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