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Valued Member
Canada
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It is 70 years old after all, and I got it in a lot of assorted dollars, but I don't know how to "read" scratches  |
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Pillar of the Community
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it appears to of been cleaned IMO.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
5394 Posts |
harshly cleaned coin unfortunately
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Moderator
United States
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some of the scratches might be handling, but the majority of them are from cleaning  |
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Pillar of the Community
798 Posts |
Its not as sad being a 1939 and all but a 40`s dollar, you gotta wonder how those things look before there cleaned and if its even worth it to do so.
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Valued Member
 Canada
372 Posts |
Here are a couple more from the same lot and they show the same signs. I did get them at junk silver price though, so I cannot complain at that.  I guess they used a wire brush? would a toothbrush do that as well? |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Too bad it's been cleaned.
Looks like it might have been a AU graded coin.
When you see long parallel scratches, it usually means cleaning.
Bag marks & handling marks are shorter and scattered in all directions.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1505 Posts |
IMO cleaned, possibly vey fine steel wool.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3234 Posts |
Definitely cleaned with something.
Non collectors always feel that a shiny silver coin will look better if made to look "nice and bright".
I was very lucky that all of my silver dollars were not cleaned by the couple that had them..I still would have bought them..but would have cried all of the way home..
It could be as simple as grit in a kleenex ..and a good hard rub..
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
617 Posts |
When I was a kid, a toothbrush with baking soda was the preferred (thought to be harmless) method.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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dumb question here:
both the brush and soda are softer than silver. How can it scratch? Logic says Not.
I have never tried it.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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both the brush and soda are softer than silver. How can it scratch? Logic says Not. There are no dumb questions. It's all about learning. To be honest, I am not sure what the answer is either. My guess is that the cleaning chemical reacts and messes around with the metal's particles. It re-aligns the particles, and so by a brush's stroke or a cloth, you would get these "scratch" marks which are just the way the metal re-aligned. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Just because one substance is softer doesn't meant that no damage is taking place.
It just means that a lot more of the softer substance (any powder for instance) is needed when compared to the harder surface. Whizzing was often done with an air jet and baking powder.(and probably still is)
The baking powder slowly eats away at the metal surface with the aid of air speed leaving soft "beautiful" surfaces ...and damaged goods..
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Valued Member
Canada
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That description of whizzing sounds like sandblasting!
I was told that whizzing meant a wire wheel on a grinder, but either would be abrasive.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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@ wolfman still a nice score, I like the middle coin, it looks like it's got some pale pink tones to it. How much was each dollar? Since silver spot has been dropping, I don't know what an average dollar goes for. I know I was paying $20-$22 each in 2012 and silver was $33 an ounce. Now it's around $18 an ounce and I've no idea. I still see the silver $'s selling on ebay for $20 each. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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With postage I paid $14.50 each, which was junk silver price at the time. Spot has dropped and come back up since then. I will get some more the next time it dips.
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