Can you "unclean a coin" ?

What's done is done, but people will try to hide the cleaning under artificial toning. I got caught that way about a decade ago with an 1875-s double dime.

 

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And the coin was cleaned and polished! I would put the coin down and move onward to another! The only thing worse than a polished coin is a bent coin!

 

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Dillers coin duller worked for me on a cleaned/polished Bust half but did not make any difference on a couple of IHC. I'm sorry I didn't take before/after pictures of the CBH.

 

I guess you would really have to like the coin...

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That's actually not entirely true even without trying to hide it. You can always wear a coin down more as a pocket piece or in circulation and it will undo it. You'll lose a grade or two but it will be new natural surfaces in the end

 

Yes I like this coin, same category as the 1909 S. Very low mintage, sought after and very valuable in any condition. ( My Opinion ) It will fill a hole in my album.

 

Or one with a hole in it.

 

I get what your saying but wearing a coin down is not the same as Uncleaning a coin. And yes, it will drop a grade or two in the process. I was strictly referring to cleaning, not rubbing a coin.

 

Wearing down a coin does actually unclean it. It’s a new natural surface that would straight grade assuming you didn’t just use sandpaper on it. Once the cleaned surface is rubbed off it’s no longer cleaned

 

Heh heh heh, bent, holes, environmental damage, how about graffiti or a filed rim? I'm quite pleased with these, I am all about the Details (that allow me to own little bits of history that would otherwise be beyond my means) The only thing that offends my sensibilities are counterfeits. Merry Christmas all!

 

Then give it a (careful) try. Dillers worked great for me on silver, but didn't change anything on copper. You received a few suggestions, carefully try them out on some junk copper. Please keep us appraised of your progress. All the best during this holiday season and thru out the year, cheers!

 

You and I think alike. My most prized coins are details coins that allowed me to afford them.

 

If a person has never used either tarnish removers such as EZest or tarnish producers ( or any of the various sulfur containing solutions ) on silver , do one thing for sure.
Start out slowly with SMALL AMOUNTS AT very low concentrations -using distilled water to dilute 1/10 or so. This will give you time to react if it goes too far either way. As you become more experienced at using it , you can usually get very close to what % is needed. Dilute in a separate container and throw out when finished-Do Not pour back into original container. imo, Jim

 

If anyone here finds a way to make the skin go back to it's original surface, please let me know. My skin is dull and sagging.

 

Steam at 220° will make it tight and brite again.

 

There are coin doctors out there who can take cleaned and details coins and do wonders with them. I've seen before and after's and it's remarkable. Unfortunately they don't share their secrets . There was a post by one member who showed a problems Indian Head Cent that he had sold to a eBay seller who re-toned the coin and resold it for good money.

 

Deller claims that the solution is: "Never intended to be used for deceit..." Yeah, sure. Sounds like the claims that some people made to me when I arrested them for selling counterfeit items.