1947 25 Cents - Cleaned Or Not...? - Coin Community Forum

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TaeKenDo Pillar of the Community Canada 737 Posts	Posted 05/17/2015 09:02 am Is the toning and porous Obverse evidence of a cleaning or dipping? Report this Post to the Staff

jdiablo30 Pillar of the Community United States 946 Posts	Posted 05/17/2015 09:04 am That splotchy build up looks like it wasn't properly rinsed off after a dip and over time that's what happens to it. This is on US coins though. Not to familiar with other coins. I'm sure stuff is relatable from one pond to the other. Report this Post to the Staff
TaeKenDo Pillar of the Community Canada 737 Posts	Posted 05/17/2015 09:08 am That's what I was thinking. What about a grade in your opinion? Report this Post to the Staff
UncleLuc Valued Member Canada 270 Posts	Posted 05/17/2015 11:30 am Any way you could shine a bright light on a horizontal angle across the coin? This would allow us to see the surface condition. It looks like it may be over-dipped or as others have said, not properly rinsed. That's where you get the dull-looking, greyish luster on silver coins. Report this Post to the Staff
TaeKenDo Pillar of the Community Canada 737 Posts	Posted 05/17/2015 5:36 pm I'll try to take a photo horizontally. Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 05/17/2015 8:27 pm The coin doesn't look cleaned to me, just starting to tone. Actually, it's a pretty nice coin, EF-40 Report this Post to the Staff
TaeKenDo Pillar of the Community Canada 737 Posts	Posted 05/17/2015 8:48 pm SHAFTA9a - Of course you would say that, you're the one who listed it...loll Report this Post to the Staff
TaeKenDo Pillar of the Community Canada 737 Posts	Posted 05/17/2015 8:49 pm I'm thinking it might be ok and if not, I would return it. Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 05/18/2015 06:35 am Quote: ...you're the one who listed it.. Report this Post to the Staff
TaeKenDo Pillar of the Community Canada 737 Posts	Posted 05/18/2015 09:40 am SHAFTA9a - Sorry, I thought it was funny... one of those moments where... Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 05/18/2015 3:07 pm I think it looks AU-50. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9866 Posts	Posted 05/18/2015 5:30 pm EF45 "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
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