I know you serious guys hate people who clean coins but I have a butt load of 'extra' coins just to mess around with. Here are my first results (Keep in mind I do not clean any coins I keep) THOUGHT, COMMENTS? 1. Taco Bell Fire sauce
I think it's wise for new collectors to play with coins like this. For a few cents, you learn a lot about what cleaned copper cents look like. Copper tones in many colors and it can be tough to be sure of what is normal and what has been helped in some way.
In my view, the 1940 & 1947-D were definitely better off not being cleaned, and the 1972-D was improved by cleaning it.
Yo quiero Taco Bell! I've experimented with all sorts of substances when attempting to clean. Taco Bell hot sauce works better than the mild. I do like the taste of the mild more than the hot, though.
My only objection would be that the "improperly cleaned" coins might end up being dumped back into circulation instead of being kept as an educational tool. Chris
Is that your opinion or the opinion of a professional grader? Just because they appear to be clean doesn't mean that they weren't improperly cleaned. Chris
I am 100% sure they were cleaned improperly. That's why I used the word experiment. I personally think they look better than when I started and the pictures really don't reflect what everyone is seeing. Sorry if you thought I was somebody/something I'm not.
No, I didn't think or imply that you were representing yourself as a professional grader. I just wanted the point clarified that what you think and what a pro might think are two different things. So, if these coins ended up back in circulation, a novice would have difficulty telling a problem coin from a problem-free coin if someone had listed them for sale. Chris
@David Post ...Good Lord don't put that sauce on any Zincolns! It might melt in your hand like the Wicked Witch of the West! Spark
