Its a crime I tell you....

There has to be some statute in the law that this is a violation of.

Ruben

 

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Well, do you know the history behnd the 1913 Liberty Head?

 

I don't understand the problem here. I have an entire roll of those.
Aren't those really common
I really don't understand. There are so many coins out there with limited amounts made or left in existance so what's one more?

 

Actually the five 1913 Liberty nickels are technically illegal and not a coins since they were produced without mint sanction and is in reality stolen government property. Also your picture appears to be the "Smithsonian Specimen".

EDIT: A great book about the 1913 Liberty nickels is "Million Dollar Nickels - Mysteries of the Illicit 1913 Liberty Nickels Revealed".

 

I read some of the history but that is no excuse for the harsh clean. It's not a brass door knob and there won't be anything left of that coin if they keep it up. Could they brillo pad the Mona Lisa? It is a public trust. I doubt King Faruok did that.

Ruben

 

Actually, Farouk was famous (as I remember) for cleaning his coins.

 

"regarding the 1933 double eagle: "Multitudinous questions about the condition of the coin were put to rest prior to the sale when four experts from the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) viewed the piece and unanimously declared it to be MS65. Because the coin is pedigreed to King Farouk and the monarch was notorious for abrasively cleaning and/or lacquering coins, there was concern that the 1933 $20 had suffered a similar fate. Fortunately that was not the case and the coin was found to be in Gem-quality condition."

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http://www.pcgs.com/articles/article3509.chtml

[article on the 1933 Double eagle.]

 

I dunno about Farouk, Ruben... he was known for polishing his coins to keep them "nice and shiny"

 

The five known 1913 Liberty Head nickels. Specimens from left to right: Eliasberg, Olsen, Norweb, Walton, and McDermott. (Courtesy of Wikepedia)

Here is some more interesting infomation

 

The Smithsonian has been known in the past for polishing its coins and has been criticized for it. I don't know if they still do or not.

 

Well that is gross negligences by a government agency. Ther must be some protection the public has.

Ruben

 

I think it was probably Forouk who did it, as said before, it is common knowledge that he did such things. I have a feeling the museum did not clean it that harshly. Not only are other coins from his collection in similar condition but he also carried very valuable rare coins in his pockets. These are the least of his crimes.