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Pillar of the Community
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Pictures seem strange to me. What do you think?   |
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Pillar of the Community
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The surfaces and colors would seem to suggest the coin has been polished and artificially toned, possibly using heat(?)
ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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Moderator
United States
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 Milestone coming up, contest time  John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4680 Posts |
I agree, not original surfaces on this one, possibly burnished, then retoned. AU Details.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I'm afraid I have to agree , but why when this coin looks like it had a pretty darn good strike .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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if the photos are true its quite sad  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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So, what's the origin of the photos? An online seller?
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Pillar of the Community
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512 Posts |
Yes, online seller. Part of my question is the insane level of detail. Seller said they left them in a wine cellar for a few decades.
Detail almost seems like it's put through a photo editor.
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Pillar of the Community
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The wine cellar toning doctor is still at it! I located this coin on ebay by searching for "wine cellar toning". This is the same seller who has been artificially toning coins for years. I know because he bought a BU Buffalo nickel from me a couple years ago, and he relisted it on ebay a couple months later after toning it. I suspect he also juices his photos to make them pop. Here's the thread on what he did to my coin: https://goccf.com/t/349163&whichpage=1 |
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Posted 05/15/2021 04:48 am
