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What do you guys think? Thanks.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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 au details harshly cleaned IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Thanks for your input. For what its worth, I inherited this, and know nothing about coin cleaning. I suppose that my Dad could have purchased this from a disreputable dealer. I am positive that he didn't clean it himself. Just out of curiosity, what makes you think that it has been cleaned? Edited by Stratman
10/12/2017 4:49 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Cleaned, or is this possibly a flash effect? to the CCF! |
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The photos were taken in direct sunlight. It was a sunny day here in Alabama.
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Bedrock of the Community
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There is a fairly uniform pattern of abrasion on both sides of the coin. It is more severe on the obverse (shield side) than the reverse ("5" side). Nickels look metallic and reflect some light when they are intact. This coin has a dull whitish surface consistent with having been cleaned with an abrasive.
Coin cleaning does not always indicate malicious intent or an intent to deceive. Many coins were cleaned and in the past there were long periods when cleaning was acceptable. In the 18th and 19th centuries, people believed that germs hid in the crevices of coins. People still believe that now. It just reflects people's and some collectors' tastes at some point in time.
This is an almost uncirculated 141 year old coin with lots of detail remaining and still very nice.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Bedrock of the Community
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It shows low-AU detail, but I am not convinced it was cleaned.
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It shows low-AU detail, but I am not convinced it was cleaned.
Agreed, especially in consideration of the light source. Sunlight can turn MS69 into MS61.  |
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Thank you guys! I'm really new to the site. Is there a section on photographing coins here? Nevermind, I found it.:)
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10/12/2017 6:08 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice pink background.  |
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I would think AU-53 from those pictures.
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks AU to me. Perhaps more pics in not so bright light may look better.
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