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United States
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Looking for a grading opinion, any possible issues....Is this cleaned? Whole coin has a gold tinted toning that doesn't show up well in the pic. Thanks   Edited by rjkingston
03/29/2011 7:11 pm
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United States
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I'll take a flyer and say cleaned. Don't take my word for it though. Nice either way.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It does kinda look cleaned to me, too... Maybe VF-30 or so? Idk really.. Welcome to the forums! By the way  |
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United States
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Agree on VF-30 detail the fine parallel lines on both obverse and reverse indicate this coin has been cleaned
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Thanks for the welcome CoinSearcher. |
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United States
759 Posts |
Thanks for identifying the cleaning markers on this one, fenton. That's what I was picking up on. Again, still very nice. I wonder what percentage of Seated Liberty coins (say F or above) HAVEN'T been cleaned at one time or another? Seems like 10-20% or so. |
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I'm not an expert, but your guess on the percentage sounds about right... There are a lot of cleaned seateds' out there... Also,  to the Community, you have some really beautiful pieces with some great eye appeal  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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cleaned and whizzed with EF detail
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United States
642 Posts |
"cleaned and whizzed with EF detail"
What is whizzed?
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03/29/2011 10:41 pm
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United States
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"Whizzed" means the coin was polished using a motorized wire brush (like on a Dremel tool) to simulate luster. I'm not sure this coin was treated that badly but the parallel hairline scratches are usually a dead giveaway that the coin was rubbed with something like a jeweler's cloth to shine it up. I'd grade it EF-40 or even EF-45 for details but the hairlines will probably drop the value into the VF range.
Nothing wrong with owning a coin like this, just be careful that the price you pay reflects the fact that the value is lower due to the mishandling.
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Whizzed was when the coin has been buffed with a wire brush to create the appearance of mint luster.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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This is way better than VF-30 in my opinion but has been harshly cleaned, the coin has very little wear (the 'wear' on the legs' is a strike issue)
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Posted 03/29/2011 7:15 pm
