How to completely destroy a coin !

accumulator · May 09, 2013, 10:03:47 AM

Polish the shite out of it ! like this.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1925-AUSTRALIAN-PENNY-AMAZING-CONDITION-EF-UNC-/271200018286?pt=AU_Coins2&hash=item3f24c7df6e&_uhb=1

walks away shaking head,mumbling to self "who would bid that much on that crap".

MattGold · May 09, 2013, 10:27:07 AM

I said the exact same thing to my partner, and look at the bids on it

Matt

Fordprefect · May 09, 2013, 10:35:04 AM

Quote from: 'accumulator' pid='14053' dateline='1368059627'Polish the shite out of it ! like this.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1925-AUSTRALIAN-PENNY-AMAZING-CONDITION-EF-UNC-/271200018286?pt=AU_Coins2&hash=item3f24c7df6e&_uhb=1

walks away shaking head,mumbling to self "who would bid that much on that crap".

Same seller that used Walters images of a MS63 '46 Penny
a couple of months ago.

A fool and their money :dodgy:

enworb · May 09, 2013, 10:39:19 AM

I can only imagine it was a fairly new collector. What a shame.

Goldseeker · May 09, 2013, 03:55:24 PM

it is a pity that EBay will not allow other collectors to contact suspecting buyers with doubts about the coins on offer.

coxspau · May 09, 2013, 04:58:48 PM

If my guilt wouldn't completely overwhelm me, I'd break out my floor sweepings and some copper polish.

It was so shiny, you could eat off it.

Robster · May 09, 2013, 07:08:28 PM

I own a 1925 Penny in better nick than this one and way shinier. It has been in my possession for 50 years so whatever polish was used was incredibly hard wearing. Anyone know a good way to tone an old penny.!! LOL.

enworb · May 09, 2013, 11:38:16 PM

Put it in a leather shoe for a while

Robster · May 10, 2013, 12:00:14 AM

Will give it a try.!!

trout · May 10, 2013, 05:43:01 AM

Quote from: 'Robster' pid='14122' dateline='1368092308'I own a 1925 Penny in better nick than this one and way shinier. It has been in my possession for 50 years so whatever polish was used was incredibly hard wearing. Anyone know a good way to tone an old penny.!! LOL.

Easy, Simply list it on eBay describing it as "Post Mint Lustre" and buy a good one :diablo: :laugh2:

JeffH · May 10, 2013, 05:54:11 AM

Has anyone ever tried sandblasting a coin? Just curious to know what that does.
I can't try it because I don't have access to a sandblasting booth (and, I suspect, a lot of effort to ruin a coin).

Sandblasting has been used on proof dies to give the frosted finish.

Jeff

Robster · May 10, 2013, 08:03:42 AM

I spent many years "glass beading' motorcycle parts to clean off dirt,oil and grime. We also used to bead 100's of light diffusers to give them a subdued or non-reflective surface. Requires heavy duty gloves and a steady hand as you are working behind a window into a sealed unit. Coins would be possible but difficult due to their small size. Perhaps the Mint uses a chemical process.

Fulvio · May 10, 2013, 10:24:23 PM

There's a huge difference between a die and a coin. If you try and sandblast a coin, no matter how fine the grit, you won't reach into all the crevices, and it will be really really obvious what was done. The coin will be ruined. On a die however, the crevices are in fact raised, so this problem doesn't occur. Apart from which all the coins struck will be the same. You can really get away with anything on a die.

Look at scratches for example. A die scratch turns the coin into a desirable error. A coin scratch turns it into worthless junk.