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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jfm9561, post: 2619224, member: 78247&quot;]For anyone who is interested, for comparison, below is a photo set of the 1925-D Lincoln Cent I mentioned previously. When I received the 1931-S, the kind of glittery mint color and semi-glossiness of it immediately reminded me of this 1925-D.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I said, the 1925-D came from my grandfather&#039;s collection, and he mostly put them in boxes, coin-wrapped many, and for what he apparently thought were the nicest, he put in albums. Although I&#039;m not an expert, given the overall appearance and state of his coins, I have a high level of confidence that he didn&#039;t &quot;clean&quot; any of them, either improperly or using acceptable methods of restoration.</p><p><br /></p><p>Full disclosure: many months ago the 1925-D received a bath in Dawn dish soap followed by a rinse and then padded dry. As I mentioned, the collection as a whole survived a basement flood after many years of admittedly improper storage.</p><p><br /></p><p>In a side by side comparison, overall the 1931-S has a more coppery/red color, whereas the 1925-D has a more brassy/gold color. The most notable difference is the 1925-D has a very weak obverse. On the other hand, the reverse is quite nice. On a side note, the 1925-D weighed in at exactly 3.08 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>With the 1925-D, I tried to replicate as closely as possible the conditions that I used to scan and photograph the 1931-S. Strangely, I was unable to produce quality pictures of the obverse, despite multiple attempts. That weak strike just doesn&#039;t seem to catch the lighting very well. On the other hand, the photos of the well-struck reverse came out really nice with just one shot.</p><p><br /></p><p>While I can say for certain that the 1925-D has not been treated with any type of conservation fluid, such as Verdi-care, it did cross my mind that the 1931-S may have received such a treatment. I might give it an acetone bath to see if that makes any difference. Or, I might just leave it at is. The general consensus seems to be that it&#039;s a nice coin, so maybe I should leave well enough alone, and just live with the mystery of why it has the strange appearance that it does.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]574296[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]574297[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]574298[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]574299[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]574300[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]574301[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]574302[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]574303[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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