1862 Indian Head Cent / IHC What Do You Think, Cleaned?

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KenRingold Pillar of the Community United States 594 Posts	Posted 07/15/2011 7:21 pm Poll Question Does this coin look cleaned to you? http://cgi.ebay.com/1862-Small-Cent...873067975286 Poll Choices No Yes Maybe Report this Post to the Staff

murrellington Pillar of the Community United States 3276 Posts	Posted 07/15/2011 7:54 pm I was not going to vote because I am far from expert at spotting cleanings... but this one looked so cleaned I had to add my vote. Report this Post to the Staff
Tim Stroud Pillar of the Community United States 2661 Posts	Posted 07/15/2011 7:56 pm It sort of looks like it spent a little time inside a glass bead blaster to me. Report this Post to the Staff
murrellington Pillar of the Community United States 3276 Posts	Posted 07/15/2011 7:58 pm or sand blasted briefly. lol. Report this Post to the Staff
dragonred385 New Member United States 25 Posts	Posted 07/15/2011 10:17 pm I'm no expert but I'd say yes it does. Report this Post to the Staff
IHPO8S Valued Member United States 374 Posts	Posted 07/15/2011 11:21 pm ditto not a expert but I say cleaned for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
vanbroj Valued Member United States 450 Posts	Posted 07/15/2011 11:25 pm I would say cleaned as well ... Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 07/15/2011 11:29 pm Ick. Skeevy. Report this Post to the Staff
symphonic5 New Member United States 43 Posts	Posted 07/16/2011 12:06 am Looks cleaned to me as well. Report this Post to the Staff
Bizybackson Pillar of the Community United States 1817 Posts	Posted 07/16/2011 01:13 am Cleaned, because it was probably a metal detecting find. Spent some time in ground. Also rim damage. I would expect to see a coin like this in the $5.00 cull bucket. It's a decent hole filler if it was any of the CN dates other than '62 or '63. Report this Post to the Staff
master6238 Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 07/16/2011 2:09 pm my vote is cleaned for sure Report this Post to the Staff
NicOC New Member United States 19 Posts	Posted 07/16/2011 2:27 pm This coin has DEFINITELY been cleaned. I'm no expert, but it has way too much of an unnatural look to it. Report this Post to the Staff
rachums107 Pillar of the Community United States 3345 Posts	Posted 07/16/2011 2:33 pm Yup, it was cleaned. No natural aging color. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19930 Posts	Posted 07/16/2011 3:42 pm Soaked in acidic fluid, most likely Coke. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 07/16/2011 4:02 pm As others noted, the surface shows some evidence of porosity and possible corrosion. As to the color, that all depends on the white balance of the camera and lighting setup. I do see dirt in the devices, so I don't think it's been harshly scrubbed. Photos are intrinsically subjective--does this version look any less cleaned? Edited by DVCollector 07/16/2011 4:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Westwood Arms Pillar of the Community United States 684 Posts	Posted 07/16/2011 4:32 pm Cleaned, they left gunk around the letters. Report this Post to the Staff
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1862 IHC What Do You Think, Cleaned?