how to cure polished coins

ok rusty told us by wearing the coin in the pocket. what are the other ideas so the coin grades. thanks.

 

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Cat litter box......

 

Don't buy them in the first place.

 

this isnt about whether to buy them or not this is about what you do if you already have them

 

melt them and make a new one.

 

ill wait fro rusty to provide us his insights

 

I hate to state it and really post it on here but a professional Whizzing is about all that I know that will take that shiny, glaring appearance off of polished coins. Although, I would imagine a mild acid might work as well, which one (Whizzing or acid treatment) would you consider worse???!!!


Frank

 

finally somne one is serious. okay what if we employes rustys technique of using it as a pocket piece

 

I would think that turning a polished coin into a whizzed coin [or acid treated coin] would still leave you with a coin with detectable altered surfaces. If a coin is carried in a pocket with a couple of other coins so the surfaces contact each other in a normal manner, over time enough metal will be removed from the surface in the right way to return the coin to an unaltered but more worn condition.

 

Spock,

I don't condone carrying any coin which has some value or collectibility in your' pocket! I think that doing so is detrimental since most coins that are carried in the pocket for awhile, actually take on a polished look to them. Therefore, some coins that have been polished and then carried in the pocket, do not improve and in reality, many of them worsen. Even if carrying a polished coin in your pocket was to improve it ever so slightly, there is still no benefit as the coin will either be viewed by Collectors or Coin Dealers as a pocket piece or polished coin!


Frank

 

Okay, then sell or give them away, and consider your net loss as tuition for a course in what not to buy in the first place.

 

Cloudsweeper,

You are right! They all will still have altered surfaces. However, if someone really needs a specific coin for a Collection (Set), don't you think that they would be more apt to purchase a whizzed or acid treated coin over a polished one?? Many Collectors that I run into as well as myself, cringe when a polished coin is spotted in a Display Case, Collection or on eBay.


Frank

 

What if you tried to tone it? I don't mean cook it, but lock it away in a box under the right conditions for a few months or years, although some would still consider it artificial toning.

Can you post some pics? I'm not really sure I understand what constitutes a "polished" (cleaned?) coin.

 

I still remember those "high luster" eBay Peace dollars that were posted here awhile back. Neither one could grade more then Very Good, but boy did they shine! lol

 

Then the coin takes on the look of a multi-colored shiny object!


Frank

 

Aslanmia,

Here is a Key Date 1928-P that has been polished and reduced to just a "Filler" coin for a Collection!


Frank

 

Wow!!!!

I was cherry picking a tub of peace dollars which must have weighed 100 pounds and some were polished so much that they were blinding when the light hit them.

 

What makes someone do something like this? My guess is lack of knowledge. What a waste.