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Valued Member
Vietnam
61 Posts |
I need your ideas. Is this pc legit, 1914D? Maybe it was harshly cleaned by some ways which caused it faces look unnatural without nickel's color. Only at rim nicks like above "OF AMERICA" that its original color can be seen.   |
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Moderator
 United States
14463 Posts |
fine grade sand paper or maybe a polishing wheel  I think bill069 is right |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
608 Posts |
Placed in vinegar, to restore the date.
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Pillar of the Community
861 Posts |
Absolutely legit. As bill069 noted, this coin was acid-restored. You might want to use tongs to hold the coin over an open flame for 13 seconds to get some nice tanish color on it.
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Valued Member
 Vietnam
61 Posts |
I just tried to find its scanned images which its previous owner took. They are small but the date looks right. I think you Fuzzy may be right too as there are light scratches (?) across the faces.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7614 Posts |
Nic-a-date (or vinegar) treated to restore the coin's details.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
604 Posts |
Looks acid restored to bring out the date and hide any flaws.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
Nic-a Date results in ugly colors/stains. This is the result of a vinegar soaking of the whole coin. Still recognizable as a restored date coin, but a whole lot better looking than a nic-a-date restoration. (At least in my opinion.)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
I agree with others ..l that this coin was soaked in vinegar, I have
one just like it. That I soaked.
I do think the sellers pictures are a little misleading. I think I have heard
Posted on CCF, that restored coins like this should sell for about 10% of
good graded price. ...or something like that.
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Valued Member
Vietnam
61 Posts |
Thanks for your ideas. I have never used acid or cleaning liquid for coins. Sometimes I use toothpaste to brush the coins to move residue. I have just tried this way on the coin but it brought no change.
Except the missing of the word "Liberty", the coin looks alright for me under a loupe. It's hard for me to expect a better pc especially this scarce date.
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Moderator
United States
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Toothpaste is an abrasive, and just as final for a coin's originality as acid. With that said, if you need to do something this drastic to a coin, toothpaste is pretty good at the job.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5828 Posts |
fish and chips and... VINIGER RESTORED COIN!
Woops... Sory 'bout that.
Looks like a viniger restored coin.
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