What is wrong with these memmorials?

I'm still waiting for my new glasses. Please tell me what is wrong with each of these coins. Yes, I won them at auction, but in-hand, I'm not liking them at all. They all appear to be harshly cleaned. Opinions?

1. 1925 S California Jubilee

2. 1923 S Monroe Doctrine

3. 1936 S California Bay Bridge

 

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They all show signs of the old wire brush. Looks like its time to demand refunds!

 

Did you buy them all from the same seller? Send that back, immediately! ~ Chris

 

+1

 

Yeah... Scrubbed with something. And it may very well have been a wire brush. I just have a hard time believing anyone would take a wire brush to a coin.

 

Not horrible, if you got them cheaply enough, you could keep them...pocket pieces till they wear a bit.

 

Thats some harsh cleaning! I use MS70 coin cleaner and a Q-tip, and never even see any hairline scratches! But dont worry, I know not to clean coins that might loose value from it. (I have to say that or a dozen people will be screaming at me to not clean coins.)

 

Whizzed and polished, at least the top one was polished!

 

I'd say they wore that brush out!

 

Probably were decent coins until Mr. Clean showed up.

 

That poor Bay Bridge bear!

 

I think people might advise you to dip the coins and not use the Q-tip.

 

MS70 isn't like acetone though. It actually says not to dip. I have to use a Q-tip to actually get it out. But I don't do it to coins that might loose too much value from it.

 

The scratches were just too bad on all three, so I returned them for a refund. Mike, at vette1986, was kind enough to apologize that those three slipped by his listing room and weren't labeled as "cleaned." All's well that ends well. Thanks for the input from all members.

 

For the new commers, look for the fine scratch lines on the surfaces and devices. The most obvious examples are on the bear on the last coin, the Bay Bridge commemorative half dollar.

 

Spitballing, but since MS70 is sodium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide will actually dissolve cotton, doesn't this spread stuff on your coin?

 

Isn't that just the bear's hair...

 

No

 

Uh...no to what?

 

It doesnt spread stuff on my coin