I'm not interested in ethics. I recently go a large cent for my collection at a very low price. I think it may have been polished at one time. It looks awful in my Whitman folder beside the others. What is the best way to restore it? My only idea is to bury it in the yard for a month, lol.
Put it in an envelope and stick put the envelope on the windowsill for a few months. It won't "undo" the cleaning, but all ethics aside, it may tone the coin to where the cleaning doesn't look so bad. This only works best on XF-AU+ coins that have been cleaned, not much you can do if they are already quite circulated.
You cannot "unclean" a coin. The damage is done. IMO, the best hope is to make a pocket piece out of it and carry it for several years to wear it down.
This coin has a rarity rating of R5 (31 - 80 specimens) because of the 180 degree die rotation. Please don't try to unclean it or bury it.
nice half cent with only 63,00 made and the rotation.... with the color I would let it tone naturally like "non cents" said
Since this may be a coin of high value I am not going to do it, but for others that might find this thread here is an article I found. Deleted
1. never use alcohol/ammonia. At least the ammonia can give it a <very> unnatural color. 2. Never ever attach tape to your coin - it will leave a residue and cause damage. As for rarity: Go to http://rotateddies.com/, then click on 'Census' and find your coin. You should read all about rotated dies there, too. Value? there isn't much demand for rotate dies, but this rotation should add about $20 to the value of your coin.
This is what I was about to suggest, if you are planning on keeping it. Doing this practice, to resell it is another thing...
1825 C-1 R-3 does come with rotated reverse although 180 degrees may be a little extreme. It is NOT a high value coin.
