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Pillar of the Community
Italy
1130 Posts |
Hello, The coin below, although not overly apparent in the picture, has a cartwheel effect when put in the light. Is the clearly whizzing? As my many bumbling posts demonstrate, I am slowly and clumsily learning numismatics... Any insights would be appreciated! Thank you!   |
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Valued Member
United States
465 Posts |
It is fair to say the coin has been cleaned. The photos aren't good enough to tell how. This is a well circulated coin, it shouldn't look like this.
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Pillar of the Community
 Italy
1130 Posts |
I think I am confident enough to agree it is certainly cleans . . . but it has some cartwheel effect to both sides . . . it is very artifical and strange looking . . .
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
 United States
12258 Posts |
I agree with 1847bill - it's a circulated coin and better images are needed to provide detailed assessments.
My initial reaction is cleaned and polished vs. whizzed, but better images would definitely clarify.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1962 Posts |
Looks like a pencil eraser job.
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Pillar of the Community
Italy
1130 Posts |
I don't think these photos are much better...but the cleaning looks unlike most of the cleaning I have seen ... Terribly unnatural.... Since I am new to collecting I cannot really understand why anyone would do that to a 175 year old coin... But I remember as a kid my grandfather having my brother and I polish some Kennedy halves....he thought it added value ....   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
869 Posts |
Quote:But I remember as a kid my grandfather having my brother and I polish some Kennedy halves....he thought it added value .... Back in the day that was a very common practice . .  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1333 Posts |
it very common on older coins especially to point of over cleaned (where they have to overpolish and almost bleached the coins)?
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
1847bill is right.
Now not much over silver value, but still a collectible coin at the right price.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1912 Posts |
I also do not see an image provided that would or could show whiz.
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Pillar of the Community
Italy
1130 Posts |
Thanks everyone... These 5 franc coins are pretty common in Rome. I am going to wait for this one to come down in price to about spot (should get to about 2 euro over spot) in a month or so ...
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Posted 03/02/2022 3:23 pm
