Can these still be BU after replating and cleaning?

http://cgi.ebay.com/LOT-5-1943-STEE...66:2|39:1|72:1205|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:50


At least they meantioned the replating and cleaning.

 

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Being replated in steel would cover over the original mint luster, if any, so there can be no more mint luster on these cents, it is just like polishing a coin, once it is done, no more mint luster.
I'd stay away from things like this, and stick to buying original coins.

 

I don't plan on buying any of these. Just thought it was misleading.

 

Good, sounds like a plan...
Yes, it is misleading, and would be more misleading if they didn't mention the whole replating thing. :thumb:

 

Sorry but they look awful. I can't understand why anyone would choose to do this (or for that matter to mislead others by sale of these) however, by destroying these actual coins it does lower the overall existing body of originals in collections out there, ever so slightly increasing the originals value and specialness.

 

WHOO! WHOO! only about 900 million to go before they might be considered key dates Keep on replating them!!!!!!!:mouth:

 

now thats funny 900 million thats alot there not gettin mine about 100 or so

 

I dont really see what is that misleading about it.. Of course i would never buy one of those, but he does explain exactly what they are

I counted 7 times that he used the word "Replated".. he does not say that they are BU or proof, but that they are BU QUALITY which may be the only misleading thing about it.

 

My point on it being misleading was the whole "BU" thing
It is like saying a polished coin is a BU Prime example!

 

T$, I'll pretend you are my wife.... All I'll say is, "I agree honey"


:goofer: Its late.


EDIT: T$ how many days in a row have you been #1 on the Top posters list?

 

I love how you are changing the subject... Just like you would with your wife, I'm guessing...
ANYHWO...
Why don't you actually agree with my statement, he cleaned coins, and said they are BU, THAT IS NOT RIGHT, even though he states he replated and cleaned. It is no different then polishing a coin, and just saying it is a beautiful BU coin

And I have not been keeping count, and I rarely see how many posts I get in a day... Whatever I get, I get

 

I agree :hug:and thanks for my first buddy request!

 

I'm surprised you don't have more...
I don't even know how many friends I have, I send out a couple of requests, and get a few every week it seems like!

 

I surprised too. I thought I was a friendly guy :goof:


back to the topic. it seems ebay sellers can get away with almost anything, although this one is a very mild scam at best.

 

Hey, as long as ebay makes their money right?
But here is the thing, if collectors aren't smart, and don't do research before the coin, maybe they should pay the price, and learn the hard way, it only makes them a better collector, or at least once the join cointalk, and we tell them what we did wrong! LOL

 

That's kinda why I didn't feel this auction was very misleading.

 

Well the people DO know what they are getting, but it still doesn't change the fact that a new collector comes along and sees BU and just bids

 

Replated with STEEL?? Will not rust?? How do you plate something with steel? How do you get the carbon to go along and impregnate the iron during the plating process? And if you could I bet it would look like a mess. Supposedly this replating makes them look like they did when they were new, but when thye were new they had a zinc surface not a steel one. Proof quality? I bet he means a mirror finish, something the originals never had. My bet is they are either nickel or chrome plated. And he has probably used circulated coins. You can't tell of course because all you have to judge is anoblique out of focus group picture. And finally, when you replated comething like this you typically start off with an acid bath to strip the old plating off and lightly etch the surfaces so the plating holds better.

 

Reprocessed cents are easy to spot. The real steel cents have a no coating of zinc on the edges. That's usually the first place that they rust.

 

To the original question...can they really be BU and plated? Well, yes, if they plated BU coins. Of course, they're now worthless. They would have been better off trying to sell VG cents than those things.
Guy~