1928-P Peace Dollar - Polished?

It definitely still looks polished and is still worth a few hundred dollars.

 

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It looks more cleaned than polished in most of your pictures , it's the last picture that looks polished , it's still a key date though I'd pay about $150- for it but you might find someone willing to pay more , too bad it was harshly cleaned as it looks like it was a decent coin , can you see if they will exchange it for a non cleaned coin .
rzage

 

I agree with mark, it has been polished but even in an PCGS genuine holder it is worth north of $225

 

I think a lot of collectors would love to have this coin in their collection since a problem free 1928 might be out of their financial reach.

 

always remember this when buying on eBay

 

I hate it when people wreck key date coins!!! UGH!!!!





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Perhaps some very low amperage short time ionizing may help. Traci

 

I really hope Jazz doesn't see this thread and decide the coin is ugly.

 

Um, what he said. :thumb:

 

Pictures can be so deceiving...especially when trying to view them on a PC Monitor (Display)! As others have said, the coin appears normal in pics #1, #2 and #3...iffy in pics #4 and #5 and polished in pic #6. Which ones are we to use to make an assessment??? Even if the coin has been polished, PCGS would certify it as "Genuine" with UNC Details/Polished and ANACS would do pretty much the same and the coin would probably bring XF-40 prices. I just don't see why that anyone would polish what apears to be a UNC, Mint State coin which is the number one Key Date to the Series!!


Frank

 

I agree with all of you, it is such a shame that someone ruin such a beauty like this. It still is beautiful though but definately puts a damper on its value. By the way, a few of you had some responses saying talking about if it was slabbed. I guess my question to you is would NGC or some of the other top grading companies even grade this being that it was polished. I thought that if I sent it in to them that they would send it back in a "body bag". I was really under the impression that if a coin was polished, no matter what its rarity is, it is worthless. I guess that is not the case. I understand that it is not going to be worth what it would be without the polish, but I feel a little better knowing that I would maybe not lose out to bad if I end up reselling this set. I tried to get a refund or an exchange and the seller would not do it. The guy is not a good seller to deal with and I guess I had to learn that the hard way. It is amazing how different a picture can be from the truth. If you ever talked to a girl online that looked really great in a picture and then saw her in real life than you would know the power of a good picture (where you can control the variables, angles, lighting and so on..). Thanks for all the help though. I guess my only questions now are would they slab it, and is there anything that I could do to remove the polish or shine that is on the coin without further ruining it?

 

A polished coin is ruined permanently and will/should not receive a grade (other than perhaps a very low net grade) from a reputable grading company. The only reason to submit such a coin to a grading company would be to have it certified as genuine and slabbed, without a grade. But you should be able to sell it for a fair price without that step and expense.