Sorry for the poor pictures *I'm trying my best :thumb:". I noticed this coin price jumps nicely in the lower grades. Thanks for the help. -Zach
I'm not sure if it's the pic or not but it looks like it might have been cleaned to me... the surfaces look funky.. very uniform...
:desk: hmmm well that stinks, its been sitting around in the old folder with all the other coins :crying:. I think I got the coin for roughly $.01. It was with a ton of coins I picked up dirt cheap a few months ago.
Well, it is definitely worth more than 1¢. If that coin is nearing red with wear on the cheek like that, it has to have been cleaned.
or buried in clay,did you run it under some warm water,to see if the color changes a few hues.looks in the high VF-XF
Well the coins must have been sitting in the folders for years, would dust etc. do anything to the coin? Would you suggest a rinse?
The Hugh is a bit off.and albums can make color variants.It wouldnt hurt for a warm water bath.just no scrubbing,no soap,no wiping.just a anti-dust bath/soak. and a pat dry.
yeah,it is a circulated cent,so there will be rub,mainly from the album,what really matters is the overall color,it should have gone to a little browner color,that is good.
Before I looked at the replies I said to myself cleaned. I think it is cleaned but a very nice cleaned coin? Was it in a Whitman folder with the glue on it?
Cleaned or not so what. Your not selling that coin. Your not showing it off to neighbors or relatives. It still is a decent XF or a bit better so be happy with a nice looking coin that is approaching a hundred year mark. If you looked that good at that age, I hope you too would have had a few rinses. My suggestion is to leave well enough alone. If that coin sat in a folder for many years and still is OK, leave it alone. For sure get rid of those Folders though.
Might be dust/glue i gave it a few minutes in some warm water and the color appears to be more of a brown.
