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What makes a coin "pop" for you?

Started by RWB,

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James_OldeTowne

James_OldeTowne

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I notice I seem to be the only one who believes a circulated coin can "pop" too.

Nope :) . What makes a coin "pop" for me is contrast. For silver, that would be generally dark grey surfaces with the devices showing dove-grey due to circulation.

 

I get less excited by luster than many people do, because if someone likes luster so much, all they have to do is go buy a roll of current Kennedy half-dollars and bam! - all the "luster" one could possibly desire.

 

"Circ cam" takes time, patience, and honest circulation for a coin to develop, all the while avoiding damage and the jeweler's cleaning cloth :) . Just gives deeper satisfaction to me.

 

Sorry Roger, but aside from just being something cool for having survived for so long, a mint bag of UNC 1921 Peace dollars would have less fascination for me than a bag of honestly circulated bust half-dollars!

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