How Is ANACS Determing That Coins Are Cleaned

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radars_teddy Valued Member 149 Posts	Posted 11/11/2021 9:16 pm I've no seen more than a few cases where ANACS is grading coins as being cleaned, and I don't see them as being harshly cleaned at all - no hairlines et al. Look at this coin for example with is a Brittish Farling I see fingerprints on this coin, but cleaned ...not at all. Where is the evidence for being harshly cleaned? ANACS is not throwing every coin that has been in an acetone bath as cleaned. So what is up with this? I am not seeing what they are seeing. Educate me? Edited by radars_teddy 11/12/2021 01:36 am Report this Post to the Staff

cpfull Pillar of the Community United States 603 Posts	Posted 11/11/2021 9:56 pm I'm not sure, but the color seems a bit off, maybe that was the reason for the designation? Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12261 Posts	Posted 11/11/2021 11:31 pm Quote: the color seems a bit off... I agree, the coin's color does not appear to be the result of natural toning. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
Pacificoin Pillar of the Community Canada 5394 Posts	Posted 11/12/2021 12:49 am Not natural colour at all . Coin is obviously cleaned probably stripped and rubbed with Dellars Darkener or some sulfur based chemical compound . Report this Post to the Staff
radars_teddy Valued Member 149 Posts	Posted 11/12/2021 01:46 am Quote: Not natural colour at all . Coin is obviously cleaned based on the color Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12261 Posts	Posted 11/12/2021 07:43 am Quote: and I don't see them as being harshly cleaned at all - no hairlines et al. Not all types of cleaning are mechanical/result in hairlines. A coin can be cleaned with chemicals that strip away its original surfaces. That is what you have here. Quote: based on the color Yes. Unnatural color is often a giveaway for a past "cleaning" and, potentially, additional restoration attempts. You may not agree with it, but ANACS is correct in their assessment of the coin shown. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 11/14/2021 6:25 pm Might have been just a guess. Report this Post to the Staff
radars_teddy Valued Member 149 Posts	Posted 11/15/2021 8:40 pm ripppp = wrong thread Edited by radars_teddy 11/16/2021 09:27 am Report this Post to the Staff
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