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donbruce New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 03/30/2011 6:49 pm Hey everyone, I'm new here and this is my first post so take it easy! I saw this coin on ebay but I wasn't sure of the actual value. It looks like it is in nice condition. Thoughts? Please note, I'm new to the collecting world. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...TRK:MEWNX:IT Report this Post to the Staff

XavierOfGreen Pillar of the Community United States 2589 Posts	Posted 03/30/2011 6:54 pm its looks like its been gold plated, its hard to tell through the plating but it looks circulated to me. I personally wouldnt pay anything over melt for it as plated coins like the one depicted have almost no numismatic value. Report this Post to the Staff
donbruce New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 03/30/2011 8:58 pm Plated huh, you really think so? I thought it was just a shiny piece of copper Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 03/30/2011 9:05 pm I suspect the coin was buffed heavily. Compare the middle of the fields to around the lettering and eagle. Report this Post to the Staff
Darth Anarchus Pillar of the Community United States 1388 Posts	Posted 03/30/2011 9:33 pm I agree... doesn't quite look right... Report this Post to the Staff
chrisild Pillar of the Community Germany 1238 Posts	Posted 03/31/2011 02:25 am Sorry, cannot see the item due to ebay's "nanny" policy. But if you look at these images (from a German dealers platform), you will notice that the appearance of the 2 Reichspfennig coin may indeed vary: http://www.ma-shops.de/deutschesrei...#043;Pfennig Christian Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 03/31/2011 12:39 pm Christian, here's a photo of the ebay coin: Report this Post to the Staff
weavus135 Pillar of the Community United States 539 Posts	Posted 03/31/2011 6:56 pm I sent the seller an email asking 'why so shiny?' I specifically asked him if it was plated and/or polished. His reply (in all caps) was ONLY POLISHED. so there you have it (I guess) Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 03/31/2011 7:37 pm there you go--the actual coin is oxide on a buffing wheel. Report this Post to the Staff
donbruce New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 12:48 am Thanks for the help everyone, I learned a few things to look out for. Report this Post to the Staff
northwestseeker Valued Member United States 286 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 02:27 am i hate it when people buff perfectly fine coins.... Report this Post to the Staff
chrisild Pillar of the Community Germany 1238 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 08:15 am Thanks for posting the image! Yes, looks pretty -- awful. :) Almost as if the piece had been lacquered. Would not call that condition nice ... Christian Report this Post to the Staff
weavus135 Pillar of the Community United States 539 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 3:42 pm but it is sooooo shiny! I must have it, I must have it...let me bid even higher to get it....it's so shiny!! A little sarcasm but wow, look at all of these this guy has and the prices they are going for. Report this Post to the Staff
MathieuMa Pillar of the Community France 1591 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 4:55 pm Well, when I was young (stopped that since them :D) - I used to clean copper coins with coper cleaning tissue - they would look exactly like that. I suppose that's what he did, I actually liked that look then (I since then learned that it meant removing history and surface from the coin, which is bad) I actually did worse by then, cleaning coins with hard cleaning powder (hairlines and so on) - hopefully only a few got that ... looting ... (yeah, I liked cleaning ... then ...) Report this Post to the Staff
MathieuMa Pillar of the Community France 1591 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 4:57 pm NB : maybe the reason why his prices are high (can't see the coins, french law forbid us to see those stuffs with swatziskas ...) - is that some peoples collecting artifacts from this german era just don't care about the coin itself, but about the symbols they represent. Report this Post to the Staff
weavus135 Pillar of the Community United States 539 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 5:39 pm you may be right but I suspect people think that they are uncirculated since these actually have some pretty good detail left Report this Post to the Staff
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