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Would appreciate any thoughts on this. It isn't very 'lustrous' and seems to have more of a frosted appearance. I'm not very familar with all the terms but have seen the word 'frosted' used on ebay. Would you call this frosted? Can you tell if it's been cleaned? Thank you for your help.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm thinking it may have been cleaned--given the images posted. I could go with AU53-55.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU details, extremely overdipped (the chalky white appearance)
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Pillar of the Community
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Anyone feel free to correct, but I think frosted is usually used to describe the frost-colored devices of a proof coin when compared to the non-frosty fields.
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Bedrock of the Community
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AU50/53 details (cleaned)
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Thank you for the help guys. Now I know about frosted and what a cleaned coin looks like. Two more questions, was it common back in the day that these older coins were cleaned/dipped? I also have a 1923 S that exhibits more wear on the high spots but does have some luster. If the luster is gone would that indicate if it was cleaned?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Two more questions, was it common back in the day that these older coins were cleaned/dipped? I also have a 1923 S that exhibits more wear on the high spots but does have some luster. If the luster is gone would that indicate if it was cleaned? From what I've learned, it wasn't considered bad form to clean coins a very long time ago although I can't put a date to this from lack of knowledge. Luster is a tricky thing because a polished coin can appear lustrous, but it's not the original coin surface. Maybe you could show us the 1923 S? |
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Pillar of the Community
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This is not what a frosty coin looks like, this is an overdipped coin that has lifeless surfaces.
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Valued Member
United States
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Looks dipped. Washed out and silvery, not lusturous.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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another marker this coin was cleaned looks at the dirt along the back of the neck and under the hair curl under the Y and under the R
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AU Details looks dipped to me.
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United States
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It does look as though it's been cleaned to me. So Probably AU Details
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Posted 12/26/2022 6:14 pm
