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Why coins are cleaned
The vast majority of collectors will not buy dirty coins.
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Why coins are cleaned
The vast majority of non collectors think the more "shiny" the coin, the
more valuable it is, and cleaning them up increases their desirability. "Steve" wrote in message ... The vast majority of collectors will not buy dirty coins. Steve |
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Why coins are cleaned
myxl55 wrote:
The vast majority of non collectors think the more "shiny" the coin, the more valuable it is, and cleaning them up increases their desirability. "Steve" wrote in message ... The vast majority of collectors will not buy dirty coins. Steve The vast majority of those who report vast-majority statistics just make 'em up, so the vast majority of such reports are worthless. Jeff |
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Why coins are cleaned
On Sun, 06 Aug 2006 00:09:47 -0700, jeff climbed
to the top of the minaret and sang out: myxl55 wrote: The vast majority of non collectors think the more "shiny" the coin, the more valuable it is, and cleaning them up increases their desirability. "Steve" wrote in message ... The vast majority of collectors will not buy dirty coins. Steve The vast majority of those who report vast-majority statistics just make 'em up, so the vast majority of such reports are worthless. Jeff 78% of statistics are just made up. 83% of people who quote statistics jsut make them up as they go along... --- God wouldn't recognize his own son the way they've got him dressed up (Ray Bradbury) |
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Why coins are cleaned
On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 22:43:52 -0400, Steve wrote:
The vast majority of collectors will not buy dirty coins. Steve Thanks, but we already have a troll. |
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"oly" wrote in message ps.com... Dave Hinz wrote: On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 22:43:52 -0400, Steve wrote: The vast majority of collectors will not buy dirty coins. Steve Thanks, but we already have a troll. I don't know, I have seen/ found many times that a cleaned coin (properly worked on, not "stripped" to the bare metal) will indeed sell better. The present market for Morgan Dollars could not exist without cleaned coins, for that's what most "blast-white" pieces are! oly The market for "blast-white" pieces is a one-way market. Dealers are more than happy to move them at high prices, but when it comes time for us to sell them back, we hear, "Oh, I'm sorry, this has been cleaned and I don't think it'll slab." Mr. Jaggers |
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Why coins are cleaned
"oly" wrote in message ps.com... Dave Hinz wrote: On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 22:43:52 -0400, Steve wrote: The vast majority of collectors will not buy dirty coins. Steve Thanks, but we already have a troll. I don't know, I have seen/ found many times that a cleaned coin (properly worked on, not "stripped" to the bare metal) will indeed sell better. The present market for Morgan Dollars could not exist without cleaned coins, for that's what most "blast-white" pieces are! oly Depends on your definition of cleaned. I define a cleaned coin as one that I can see evidence of it's cleaning such as hairlines, impaired luster etc. A light dip will generally leave no evidence whatsoever. A coin dipped enough times can/will exhibit impaired luster which is definitely enough to deem the coin "cleaned". I wouldn't go so far as to call all "blast-white" Morgans cleaned. Many were found white in original Mint bags which sat in storage for decades. John Visit the RCCers favorite coins web page http://mysite.verizon.net/jcarney44/coins/rccers.html |
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Why coins are cleaned
John Carney wrote: "oly" wrote in message ps.com... Dave Hinz wrote: On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 22:43:52 -0400, Steve wrote: The vast majority of collectors will not buy dirty coins. Steve Thanks, but we already have a troll. I don't know, I have seen/ found many times that a cleaned coin (properly worked on, not "stripped" to the bare metal) will indeed sell better. The present market for Morgan Dollars could not exist without cleaned coins, for that's what most "blast-white" pieces are! oly Depends on your definition of cleaned. I define a cleaned coin as one that I can see evidence of it's cleaning such as hairlines, impaired luster etc. A light dip will generally leave no evidence whatsoever. A coin dipped enough times can/will exhibit impaired luster which is definitely enough to deem the coin "cleaned". I wouldn't go so far as to call all "blast-white" Morgans cleaned. Many were found white in original Mint bags which sat in storage for decades. John Visit the RCCers favorite coins web page http://mysite.verizon.net/jcarney44/coins/rccers.html What you are describing is "badly cleaned". A lightly dipped silver coin is still "cleaned", just not badly cleaned. And cleaned silver coins abound in the U.S. coin market. oly |
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"oly" wrote in message ups.com... John Carney wrote: "oly" wrote in message ps.com... Dave Hinz wrote: On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 22:43:52 -0400, Steve wrote: The vast majority of collectors will not buy dirty coins. Steve Thanks, but we already have a troll. I don't know, I have seen/ found many times that a cleaned coin (properly worked on, not "stripped" to the bare metal) will indeed sell better. The present market for Morgan Dollars could not exist without cleaned coins, for that's what most "blast-white" pieces are! oly Depends on your definition of cleaned. I define a cleaned coin as one that I can see evidence of it's cleaning such as hairlines, impaired luster etc. A light dip will generally leave no evidence whatsoever. A coin dipped enough times can/will exhibit impaired luster which is definitely enough to deem the coin "cleaned". I wouldn't go so far as to call all "blast-white" Morgans cleaned. Many were found white in original Mint bags which sat in storage for decades. John Visit the RCCers favorite coins web page http://mysite.verizon.net/jcarney44/coins/rccers.html What you are describing is "badly cleaned". A lightly dipped silver coin is still "cleaned", just not badly cleaned. And cleaned silver coins abound in the U.S. coin market. oly Right you are, and some of them reside in most elegant slabs! But don't tell anyone, it's considered a heresy, and you'll burn. Mr. J. |
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Why coins are cleaned
Most of the replies to this subject refer to just one facet of coin
collecting: Value for resale. The other is their sentimental value. I have a complete set of the coins issued by my country of origin, and I want them look at their best. They will never be sold; they are a family heirloom. If sold in the uncleaned condition, they would fetch less than five dollars. Tony "oly" wrote in message ps.com... Dave Hinz wrote: On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 22:43:52 -0400, Steve wrote: The vast majority of collectors will not buy dirty coins. Steve Thanks, but we already have a troll. I don't know, I have seen/ found many times that a cleaned coin (properly worked on, not "stripped" to the bare metal) will indeed sell better. The present market for Morgan Dollars could not exist without cleaned coins, for that's what most "blast-white" pieces are! oly ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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