| Author |
 Replies: 11 / Views: 2,963 |
|
|
Valued Member
Spain
95 Posts |
Edited by Murasama
11/19/2023 5:53 pm
|
|
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
36638 Posts |
Worth a dollar. Not collectable in this condition.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
 United States
25004 Posts |
Looks like you polished it. It was better before. Please don't do this to any more coins.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
19126 Posts |
Still low numismatic value.
|
|
Valued Member
 Spain
95 Posts |
The purpose of the cleaning was not to give more value to the coin, but to try to make the coin look better, since in its original state it was really ugly...a modern coin so dirty and battered, its beauty could not be appreciated, Now you can see the details and appreciate much of its past beauty.
|
|
Moderator
United States
34397 Posts |
@mura, I think that you'll find that at CCF, we generally prefer uncleaned coins as we focus on the numismatic value much more than its shine. You of course are welcome to treat your coins in whatever way you want, its just that this isn't the right audience for this effort.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
|
|
Valued Member
Spain
95 Posts |
I understand that there is a respectable, strong and traditional current completely against coin cleaning. I myself firmly believe that old coins should not be cleaned...it would not occur to me to clean 8 reales of Carlos IV or a Morgan dollar. However, it should be considered that there are notable exceptions that break that rule...Some But many ancient coins that we have in our collections were cleaned at the time, although they later became tarnished... another example is Roman coins, which in many cases require non-aggressive cleaning after being found... and a last case like the Sacagawea dollar, a modern coin full of crap that does not fade and that ended up being in that state in the worst of holes, recovers part of its beauty... However, as I have said, I understand that this community prefers the coins in their original state, that is why I will not make another effort in the opposite direction. Edited by Murasama
11/19/2023 9:22 pm
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
73798 Posts |
As a general rule, never clean or polish coins, as it greatly reduces the value.
Errers and Varietys.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18644 Posts |
i have to agree with the others. pretty does not mean you made the coin better. removing the original surfaces regardless of how ugly it may look is more desirable. if you want to see what you can do with a current coin that has no more value than face value then you are not reducing any value, which is the case with this coin. the problem that comes in is that there are some current issues that are errors or collectable and have value. if you clean any of those without knowing it, you will destroy that value and collectability
|
|
Valued Member
Spain
95 Posts |
Really an error in the coin of numismatic value, is a powerful reason to not clean a coin... regarding the Sacagawea dollar in the photos, check before cleaning it that it did not have important errors such as the "cheerios", but it is true that in that sense it is a big mistake to clean the coin. |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Just a spender to me.  |
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
1761 Posts |
@Murasama - As I mentioned in a different forum, I found a 2000 D Sacagawea in a roll of Canadian loonies (1$ coin). I am located in Ontario, Canada. A world travelling coin.  Edited by Sharks
11/20/2023 12:53 pm
|
| |
Replies: 11 / Views: 2,963 |
|
Posted 11/19/2023 6:08 pm
