Why coins are cleaned

The vast majority of collectors will not buy dirty coins.
Steve

The vast majority of non collectors think the more "shiny" the coin, the
more valuable it is, and cleaning them up increases their desirability.

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The vast majority of collectors will not buy dirty coins.
Steve

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

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...
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God wouldn't recognize his own son the way they've got him dressed up
(Ray Bradbury)

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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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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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

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John Carney wrote:
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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

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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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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.

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

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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




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