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New Member
United States
47 Posts |
  Why does this coin look shiny new and yet worn out at the same time? Makes it look fake to me
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1657 Posts |
Not fake but definitely altered, looks to have been plated with some silver colored metal.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2834 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
73798 Posts |
It's real, but it's been plated. PMD. Errers and Varietys.
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New Member
 United States
47 Posts |
 And this is it weight? Being plated doesn't make it worth much now? Right? |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
21589 Posts |
Being plated is considered damage and has no value.
The light weight is probably due to the extensive wear.
Edited by JimmyD
07/20/2025 6:53 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
10491 Posts |
Your first pictures look silver hence the "plated" verdict.
But your last picture looks like the cent is copper colored which means it could just be polished.
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New Member
United States
47 Posts |
 Its silver looking for sure. It would take alot to polish it to this? |
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New Member
United States
47 Posts |
I got this as a bonus when I bought other coins from ebay. Contacted the seller and he just replied and sait it was more than likely dipped not plated. |
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Moderator
United States
95024 Posts |
dipped in what? molten solder or zinc?
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Moderator
United States
187832 Posts |
Has that dipped in mercury look to it.
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New Member
United States
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This the response:
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It's been dipped, it's not plated. And just well worn, the weight is within what you can expect from an Indian head that's in that condition. They make some different stuff you can use that'll bring back the original color. Dillers coin darkener will do it.
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Moderator
United States
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That cent does not look like it has been dipped, where dipped means using an acid thiourea "dip" to clean the coin. Dipped cents will turn pink and Dillers Coin Darkener will do a decent job making them brown again.
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Australia
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I think it's just been "polished to death", rather than "dipped". But either way, it's not regarded as a "nice coin" by collectors for this reason.
Deller's Darkener - also known as Dillers Darkener or Dillers Coin Duller - is essentially a mixture of sulfur and petroleum jelly. Using it, and then selling the coin without telling people you've used it on a cleaned or polished modern coin, is considered "coin doctoring" and unethical. Its use in the ancient coins community is less frowned upon, since ancient coins freshly dug up out of the ground usually require intensive cleaning to stop them from looking like little green rocks.
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