Just Picked Up This 1830 Dime; What Do You Think?

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Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6385 Posts	Posted 10/13/2019 10:09 pm Seems original and unmolested, with a touch of embedded dirt. Considering an acetone bath, but maybe some warm soapy water would be a better first effort. What do you think? Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/13/2019 10:49 pm Surely this not the actual color? Can you show us better pics? Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6385 Posts	Posted 10/14/2019 12:22 am My images of silver coins in particular tend to pick up some greenish tint when I edit the lighting parameters. I dialed back the saturation on these modified images. The color now appears to be more accurate when compared to the coin in-hand. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/14/2019 05:31 am It looks cleaned to my eye. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18665 Posts	Posted 10/14/2019 08:49 am yep, I agree. this coin appears to have been cleaned. the discoloration areas you see are what was under something on the coin that they were attempting to remove. all the original surfaces have been removed. AU details Report this Post to the Staff
joecoin Pillar of the Community United States 789 Posts	Posted 10/14/2019 7:09 pm Looks cleaned. Has a fingerprint in front of her eye. Interesting look to the last star. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6385 Posts	Posted 10/17/2019 01:26 am I worked on this coin a little: I first soaked it hot distilled water with a drop of Dawn dishwashing soap, rinsed with more water and patted dry. Then I applied Verdi-Care and used a toothpick to dislodge the larger deposits. Finally, I rinsed with more distilled water and air-dried. I think the coin looks better and traces of peripheral luster are present. Color on these latest photos matches the actual coin pretty well. Faint vertical hairlines are now visible on the obverse, confirming that this coin was cleaned at some point. I don't think I did too badly for $60, even though the coin isn't as original as I had hoped. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 10/17/2019 02:27 am I am certain that Verdicare is responsible for most of the improvement. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36745 Posts	Posted 10/18/2019 6:07 pm VF-35 details, cleaned/environmental damage. Report this Post to the Staff
Thestranger New Member United States 14 Posts	Posted 10/21/2019 01:17 am Looks nice, the cleaning really brought out the glimmer in her eyes Edited by Thestranger 10/21/2019 01:19 am Report this Post to the Staff
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