Good morning everyone I came across a peace dollar in my collection that has a dull shine to it and wanted opinions as to weather I should attempt a clean or leave as is? It has a nice look to it just wish it wasn’t as matte. Open to suggestions which as always are much appreciated 1922 D Peace Dollar by Darren Edwards posted Oct 12, 2021 at 5:13 PM 1922 D Peace Dollar by Darren Edwards posted Oct 12, 2021 at 5:13 PM
Thanks for the reply, I’m really 50/50 on it as I kinda like the circulated matte look it’s gained over the years but I also like seeing coins shine or even tone. I won’t touch it until I’m sure on what I want to do with it though
just an opinion, it lacks details in the hair and on the feathers, cleaning it would just make it look like a cleaned circulated coin, it won't improve anything really, actually might make it look even worse. you won't get it back to MS surfaces and there's no toning or contaminant on it that appears to be detrimental to warrant a cleaning. you'd just wind up with a circulated coin that is a bit shinier but still dull and obviously cleaned. this looks "natural".
Agreeing with John Burgess: Don't clean as it's not actually 'dirty'. It's a nice natural looking F-VF surfaces with an even circ-cam look. You will objectively ruin it if you clean it. Plus, 'cleaning' a common 1922-D Peace dollar is a waste of time. Leave as is.
Thanks for the replies, I know it’s not a valuable coin which is why I was considering giving it a clean ( a practice coin if you will ) but if it is barely going to make a difference to it’s overall look then you are both right it’s not worth my time. Will just put it back in it’s place and leave it alone for now. Thanks again all
The real silver dollars had to work for a living. I like coins that look like this one. I would do nothing but keep it.
Look at the coin in question. Notice the details? Notice the high spots? Notice the wear? Any cleaning will lower any value as that coin has too much wear to be clean. I have a few Peace Dollars that look like yours but no way would I clean them. I wouldn’t even give them a quick dip either. Please leave as is.
Don't clean. This is not an uncommon tone or look...sort of a sepia-tone...I have several of Morgan and Peace...unique, really. Was going to post one of mine but "edit" won't allow...may do in a separate post.
I understand your motivation, so practice on an extremely common uncirculated coin like a 1964 Washington quarter or Kennedy half. Dipping a well circulated example like your Peace dollar will not be the correct method of practice.
Nice coin showing only "ravages of time". The plus side is there does not seem to be any dirt or foreign substances, so in great shape. Please do not clean this coin in any way! You could rinse coin in distilled water just to get rid of any accumulated dust or particulates. Natural toning hasn't even occurred yet, so please keep the coin in its natural state.
If you clean it it will also enhance the bag marks, scratches, dings. No, in my opinion. Good luck with your decision.
Soaking in 100% acetone isn't considered "cleaning" and should remove any surface dirt and might brighten it up a bit.
DON'T, I REPEAT, DON'T CLEAN IT!! Obviously, I agree with all the responders above who said to leave it as is.
It's not a valuable coin so clean away if that's what you want to do. Just remember that it won't look as good to most collectors cleaned as it does now. And the value won't be affected if you clean it until it cries for mercy.