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Gunk in the crevices
ThreeCentSilverFL
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How about some nice, for the most part original surfaces with gunk in the crevices… sorry, waiting for the weekend. Post what you’ve got
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ThreeCentSilverFL
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An acetone soak will probably remove that gunk... will not harm the coin. Of course, you lose the slab - or, you could send it in for restoration. Cheers, RickO
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Gunk in the devices (within reason) is not a big deal to me and attests to the coin's originality and not having been messed with.
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I kinda like gunk:
Love-hate relationship with crevice gunk here. I usually prefer to leave it in place, as it really brings out the definition of a worn coin and gives a wholesome look. What I don't like is when I'm trying to see repunched mint marks and dates or other die markers and the gunk hides it. Out comes the rose thorn or cactus spine. Lumps of gunk on the rims, fields, or high points of the devices I always try to remove.
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I like the gunk there if it doesn’t look out of place. Indeed it attests to the originality.
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This one is covered in it!
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The reverse on the eagle wing has a noticeable spot.
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As true as that is, the gunk probably keeps more coins out of holders, than gets them in.
But I agree.
Nice gunk folks!
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When I see these circulated Morgans or other classic silver coins with that original look with dirt and grime I always think about who may have handled in the day, some rancher, miner, farmer, laborer building the railroads, or some cattle-hand driving cattle to the slaughter houses in Kansas. These folks out west may not have bathed in days or even weeks.
Oh yeah. I like my old coins to have a little "gunk in the trunk" if you know what I mean.
Coins live a very hard life. This was especially true in the early years. At one time, the 1880's if I recall correctly, the Treasury department used to give a light acid washing to circulated, filthy, Shield Nickels and then return them to circulation. Think of how many times those nickels were used to buy a beer in some dimly lit saloon near, say, the Chicago Stock Yards.
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