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Hi, I was just wondering what exactly 'burnished' meant for a coin and how it affects its value. I know for cleaned coins, it's safe to say their value is 50% that of what it would be without cleaning .. but how exactly does burnishing apply on early 1800s coins? Thank you ahead of time.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I've only seen "burnished" used in relation to certain modern Silver Eagles that have specially prepared planchets.  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
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10/09/2020 04:41 am
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I have a 1818 large cent graded as '1818 1C BURNISHED EF40 DETAILS' and I do not really understand what that means!
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Pillar of the Community
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burnished
[#712;b#601;rniSHd]
ADJECTIVE
(especially of metal) polished by rubbing.
"highly burnished armor" · [more]
I think Your coin is cleaned
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10/09/2020 06:34 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Sounds like it. Can you show us pics?
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I think Your coin is cleaned I have to agree.  |
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NGC's definition: "BURNISHED is the term used when the cleaning is more aggressive and gives the coin a very brilliant but unnatural sheen. Sometimes this action is performed with some abrasive media such as ball bearings, or it may result from treatment within a rock tumbler." https://www.NGCcoin.com/coin-gradin...ils-grading/ |
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Hi, thank you for your replies. That is what I initially thought but was not really sure. As per requests, I have attached some photos below (its hard to take photos of encapsulated coins!). Due to money problems, the seller has kindly offered to accept the coin back, however I am still very curious as to its value and the effect 'burnishing' has on value. The coin itself is very neat but the whole tampered aspect seems significant. What do you guys think?   |
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PS. I paid around $120 for this coin. Found myself trapped in a bidding war and let the 'submit bid' button get the best of me.
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Found myself trapped in a bidding war and let the 'submit bid' button get the best of me. Don't do that again. I hope you get your money back |
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I looked at Heritage for details coins less than AU.
VF30 $53 cleaned
F $61 ED
XF $57 ED
F $39 ED
F $84 rim damage
These span 2019 back to 2016. Yours seems to have ED in addition to the burnishing. If I really really wanted it I probably would have stopped at $80. If I only wanted a "deal" I would have stopped around $50.
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Thank you for the responses. While I was aware I overpaid for the coin, I was not sure by how much. Nevertheless, I will be returning this coin, completely unrelated to the fact that I paid too much. And I appreciate all the comments informing of what 'Burnishing' actually meant. Its all a learning process!
But yeah! After this, I am going to take a break from bidding and focus on the current issue at hand. This hobby is so darn expensive anyways!! And thank you for the references and opinions -- they put things into perspective for me.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Let us know if you get your money back.
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Pillar of the Community
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wouldn't be bad for $60 or $70
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Hello all! The coin has been returned!! Refund should hit in a couple of days :)
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Is that an ANACs thing? I've never seen a slab labeled "Burnished" before.
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Posted 10/09/2020 05:18 am
