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specksynder Pillar of the Community United States 1080 Posts	Posted 01/16/2010 4:23 pm Found these in a stack of dimes. The others were not nearly as shiny. Are those scratches on the surface that indicate cleaning? I was considering gifting these to a Mercury dime collector, should I now look for something else? 1939-S Mercury dimes Report this Post to the Staff

specksynder Pillar of the Community United States 1080 Posts	Posted 01/16/2010 4:29 pm The photos of this one aren't as great, but is this a better coin to gift? (also a 1939-S) Report this Post to the Staff
wheatguy Pillar of the Community United States 1534 Posts	Posted 01/16/2010 4:32 pm The toned 1939-S is much nicer in my opinion, and original. The other two I'm pretty sure have been cleaned, but better pics would help. Report this Post to the Staff
specksynder Pillar of the Community United States 1080 Posts	Posted 01/16/2010 4:59 pm I can take better photos, by gum... so let's try these. It's like visiting the eye doctor: "Which is better, 1, 2, or 3?" The one in the coin flip has a very slight pinkish tone that's hard to see through the flip. Edited by specksynder 01/16/2010 5:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5822 Posts	Posted 01/16/2010 5:55 pm Still nice coins. Most coins at one point probably have some sort of cleaning done, but may not be as abrasive. Report this Post to the Staff
scott3270 Pillar of the Community United States 1116 Posts	Posted 01/16/2010 7:32 pm i think they look cleaned the toned one looks much nicer Report this Post to the Staff
AMetalHound Valued Member United States 97 Posts	Posted 01/16/2010 7:49 pm imho I'd say the toned one would be a nicer gift, more pleasing to the eye. Nice Mercs man Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 01/19/2010 11:30 am And coin that has that much wear showing and no dirt of any kind inbetween the letters/numbers just must have been cleaned. As an example the enclosed part of an are usually gets some type of dirt or corrosion that just doesn't come off by wear. Summation is cleaned. Solution, Place on a kitchen window sill and if sufficient cooking is done, those coins will slowly look normal. Report this Post to the Staff
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