Sweden 1921 5 Ore In Nice Condition, Cleaned? Tampered? Polished?

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JoeTheLucky Valued Member United States 113 Posts	Posted 09/06/2020 7:23 pm A couple months ago I came across this Swedish 1921 5 Ore in maybe AU condition and it seemed as if it might have been cleaned or polished. The coin does show some likely hairlines on both the obverse and reverse but it also has a halfway decent cartwheel. I would like to get your guys opinion. Report this Post to the Staff

kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 09/06/2020 8:36 pm Your pictures aren't good enough to determine the cause but it would definitely earn a Details label. Report this Post to the Staff
JoeTheLucky Valued Member United States 113 Posts	Posted 09/06/2020 9:13 pm I think these pictures may be a bit better. I would Upload the other side if I was allowed to. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 09/07/2020 05:14 am I would say it's almost certain it has been cleaned/polished. (unfortunately) In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
John K Valued Member United States 419 Posts	Posted 09/07/2020 09:45 am heavily polished. Copper or bronze coins never look like that if left uncleaned. Easy to find examples of what similar coins should look like if uncleaned. Business strikes should had frosty fields. Once cleaned or polished, the frosty (crystaline like) surface is gone forever. Edited by John K 09/07/2020 09:46 am Report this Post to the Staff
JoeTheLucky Valued Member United States 113 Posts	Posted 09/07/2020 3:52 pm Oof well that's kinda sad but there is always next time. Report this Post to the Staff
David Graham Pillar of the Community Australia 1610 Posts	Posted 09/08/2020 9:45 pm There appear to be dark areas of oxidation on the flat areas close to any raised details like the numbers and crown yet no oxidation in the open flat areas. Unfortunately the oxidation process doesn't differentiate between these areas so IMO, it's polished/cleaned. Report this Post to the Staff
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