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Meow showed a couple of coins like this that had a gray areas on a LMC before, and was told they are just stains. So Meow found another one today CRH. So to test what Meow was told, Meow decided to try and polish the "stain" out. Well it did not come out, so Meow's original thought that it was a planchet that was not properly plated to begin with. So are we sure that this a stain, and nothing else?   So even after polishing, it still looks like it is part of the coin and not a stain.   |
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Meow decided to try and polish the "stain" out. Did Meow let you know what type of polish or method Meow used? Thanks, Doug. |
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It is most likely a burn mark (stain). John1  |
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Probably burned with a cigarette lighter. Spendable
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Did Meow let you know what type of polish or method Meow used? Thanks, Doug. Meow used a toothbrush with toothpaste first. Then tried vinegar and salt. Then went back to the toothpaste and toothbrush. Meow does not think its been burnt; All 3 coins shown were all in BU condition. In other words besides the dull grey, the rest of the penny was still in brilliant red condition. You can see the one Meow tried to polish has turned pinkish, just like how a cleaned penny looks like. Meow sure thinks the penny was made with a planchet that had the zinc showing. Because it looks so natural, and not gunky at all like a foreign substance. But Meow has not tried burning it. Meow has found 4 penny's like this at totally different times, It seems off anyone would feel the need to burn a BU penny. But who knows? |
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Did Meow let you know what type of polish or method Meow used? Thanks, Doug. Buy the way, why would Meow have to ask Meowself how Meow did something? Evil twin?  |
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Make sure to tell Meow that toothpaste is OK for teeth, but not to coins. It can turn a BU coin into a circulated coin very quickly. Vingar and salt also turn a copper coin pink. A sure sign of the coin being tampered with. Drops the grade so much that most collectors won't buy them. That solution removes the top layer from the coin. Grading companies just give a genuine coin grade for them, but will not list a grade. So best to not try to alter a coin. If you are going to practice, try on junk circulation coins. Varieties, leave them alone. On wrong thing done can ruin the desire for a true collector to buy them. Even a sever coin scratch can turn it into a circulation coin. Dropping coins also lower the value as it damages the edges of coins. Keep your nice coins safe, out of harms way. Someone should start a thread about damaged and altered coins and show theirs. When a variety coin is damaged, it makes collectors cry:  |
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You've just completely wrecked the value of your coin doing that. I wouldn't suggest doing that again, since it does way more harm than good. Now your coin is worth face value, since it's a cull coin now. Good thing it wasn't an error or variety. Only use 100 percent Acetone or Verdi-Care.
Errers and Varietys.
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Well just wanted to know if it was just a stain or not. Twas just a common 1982 LMC, so Meow figures what the heck. Still have the other two untouched, and even a forth one like it somewhere in the Cat hoard. Cats don't do well against temptation/curiosity. At least it did not harm a tuft of fluff on Meow. |
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Do not attempt to clean coins in the future. The only thing I would recommend to conserve coins is a soak in 100% acetone from the hardware store.
Most likely burned with a cigarette lighter. I wouldn't call these BU.
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As a general rule, black stain, for whatever reason, is nearly impossible to eliminate.
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I have a few like that that I kept,just in case it is something. So,I do not blame you for asking about it. John1 |
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