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I had an accumulation of extra crusty pennies put aside from this season. I thought they were all wheats, but maybe a couple memorials. I decided to just give them a few hrs in the tumbler, and see how it went. After rinsing, I got to inspecting. There were around 20 pennies total. No memorials, but three were actually Indianheads! 1882, '87, and '89. My oldest coins of this year, plus my only Indianheads, and I didn't even know it.
OK, I know your not supposed to clean any coins of value like this, but I thought a few wheats were no biggie. After inspection, though, I see several look damaged from cleaning. Glad there were no high value key dates. The IHP's didn't get too damaged from cleaning. The 1889 was stamped a little off center. Here's what they look like now:
OK, I know your not supposed to clean any coins of value like this, but I thought a few wheats were no biggie. After inspection, though, I see several look damaged from cleaning. Glad there were no high value key dates. The IHP's didn't get too damaged from cleaning. The 1889 was stamped a little off center. Here's what they look like now: