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Time to experiment?!
Coinscratch
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I am not familiar with SEGS or what may happen next. This Washie has frosty devices but no mirrors. So, I want to give it a quick dip to see if that will change. All at the expense ($20) of losing a beautiful purple face with rainbow edges.
What say You?!
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There is a fair chance that by the time you are done "experimenting" it will not grade. A better experiment might be to crack it out and send it in as is, the results might surprise you.
I like it with the color.
I see no upside in removing it.
Only downside.
SEGS grades aren't worth the ink they are written with. I've seen AU state quarters in SEGS MS69 holders.
A business strike or SMS coin won't generally have mirrors anyway, it's not a proof. If you don't see luster, it may be a polished AU to begin with or AT. I can't tell from the photos.
I would feel free to experiment.
The experimentation is your decision... however, I will tell you that a dip will not produce 'mirror' fields....and if you like the tarnish, well, that will probably disappear...Good luck...Cheers, RickO
I would just remove it from the SEGS holder, don't dip it. If you are going to do anything try acetone first, then maybe an ms70 treatment.
Collector, occasional seller
Very attractive specimen. If you don't like it, sell it as is.
BTW, folks who have never sent a coin to a particular TPGS have no business commenting on them!
I assure you that there is junk, ah...mechanical label errors in every TPGS holder.
PS I don't know why this is not universally known...a brilliant coin is desired by a certain % of collectors. Add color to it and a larger % of folks will want it. Those who like color and those who want to dip it!
@ifthevamzarockin .
All good points, I have ruined some coins from dip and helped a few. And with no mirrors on SMS coins in the first place I think I would send it in before removing the color or possibly ruining it.
But, the devil is still in the details because it would have to go up a grade or hit cam just to break even. Or in the unlikely event it did both I would be very pleased.
It could still upgrade or cameo with the toning and maybe both if it is your lucky day. Dip it and you can spend it at the Piggly Wiggley for a quarter.
Gotta love this site, I’ll post results later.
Your 1966 quarter looks very similar to a 1965 quarter I have.
My 1965 quarter is raw, sits in my 7070 album and is stunning. It is very eye appealing.
I would not dip your coin. Sell it in the slab, crack it and submit it to our host, or crack it and sell it raw if you do not want to keep it.
If you dip it the coin will lose what makes it stand out.
I wish I still had my set of MS69 SEGS state quarters to show you. Most of the coins were low end uncs, but many of them were AU. The "SEGS problem" is well known among dealers.
I don't need to see anything! I've seen just about anything
in SEGS slabs including correctly and undergraded coins. There are overgraded coins in SEGS holders too. They are not considered a major TPGS. SEGS is such a "problem" that many folks buy their coins and cross them. I don't call that a "problem." The coins are what they are - buy the coin not the holder they say.
Okay, now the question becomes submit raw or crossover? I wouldn't think the outcome would differ. The pros and cons have probably sparked lots of debates here...
Those SEG holders are really tuff to cut, imo.
for PCGS. A 49+-Year PNG Member...A full numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022
How much are you wanting to spend?
-Raw is straight forward. Grading fee.
-Crossover is grading fee + 1% of the value of the coin in its final grade per price guide
Sounds like two good reasons to use crossover. I won't need any band aids and incentivizes a higher grade.
You might be thinking of SGS. That is the self-slabber that marks most coins as 69 or 70.
http://coinauctionshelp.com/SGS_TPGS.html#.XOWi1hZOmEc
SEGS, while it does have plenty of issues, is not known for giving MS 69 grades to State Quarters.
Yes. Very hard plastic. Took me a couple hours to break out the quarters for the coin star
A concrete floor and a hammer is all I ever needed. SEGS was not around at the time but The basement of PCI in TN was littered with PCGS, NGC, and ANACS plastic. LOL!