Has This 1980 Lincoln Cent Been Cleaned, Dipped, Or Altered?

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Villa Rose Valued Member United States 68 Posts	Posted 10/14/2021 2:57 pm I found this in pocket change. The tone is unusually bright for a 40 year old-plus coin. I soaked it in distilled water overnight before I took this photo, but haven't done anything to alter it. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/14/2021 3:00 pm Looks pretty original to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/14/2021 3:28 pm I agree. Shame about the scratch. Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 10/14/2021 3:42 pm It's hard to clean a Lincoln Cent and get away with it in my humble opinion. You just can't replicate that original luster. Has anyone had any experience with a "quality" cleaning that looked authentic? They tend to take on a pink hue. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19112 Posts	Posted 10/14/2021 3:45 pm Looks legit to me too. When roll searching, I'll come across a good number of older cents which will look BU+, and some of those are from the 70s and earlier. Your '80 could have been in back of a sock drawer for a few decades before reentering circulation just before you found it. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 10/14/2021 7:19 pm AU-55RD Details . Too many issues , I would spend it . Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10029 Posts	Posted 10/14/2021 7:40 pm Quote: It's hard to clean a Lincoln Cent and get away with it in my humble opinion. You just can't replicate that original luster. Has anyone had any experience with a "quality" cleaning that looked authentic? They tend to take on a pink hue. Shhhh...Heinz 57...no kidding. Graded afterwards by NGC as red brown (getting back into the hobby and wanted to experience the slabbing scene while researching it). Only works on some and you don't know which until you try it. I have seen amazing results to nothing happen. Obviously you do NOT have it in contact with the ketchup long (like 2 seconds at a time!). The coin will come out with a "bleached look" otherwise. Side by side with an actual UNC., the color and luster was the same. But its been a loong time now and my cents are all packed away in safe deposit! How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Edited by Earle42 10/14/2021 7:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Villa Rose Valued Member United States 68 Posts	Posted 10/15/2021 07:18 am Thanks to everyone for their comments. I'm adding this to other oddities which I keep in Coin Safe square tubes. I've never submitted a coin to a grading service, but I might submit this one just out of curiosity. I think I'm entitled to an ANA discount. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19112 Posts	Posted 10/15/2021 07:34 am If you do submit, please share the outcome with us. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19930 Posts	Posted 10/16/2021 01:37 am Looks like a normal BU cent. Definitely not worth spending the money to have it slabbed. It's worth 1 cent in this condition. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
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