Dipping the coin is not the fix all answer as it can leave harsh cleaning marks when the tarnish is removed. The tarnish on the coin has some dark spots that can leave white spots when the tarnish is removed. You overpaid for the coin. Return it to seller and put your $70 to use on buying a better upgrade example. If you want to practice your dipping, buy some cull silver and start dipping.
My experience with cracking and dipping larger silver coins has been hit-or-miss at best. First, I've never done this on a continual basis... i make my money somewhere else... so there's a learning curve. Second, the coins didn't really look THAT much better and in several instances revealed additional hairlines and evidence of the cleaning that got it bagged in the first place. The dip just made it worse! Lastly, cracking coins only has you incurring additional costs...
I chose "Other" since I'd just leave it in the holder as a reminder that we shouldn't doom-scroll ebay in the middle of the night! ... FWIW, I keep a scratched raw AU 1909 IHC in a 2x2 flip on my desk for just this purpose!
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@dcarr said:
Bust it out, dip it, and show the results here. It will be a good educational opportunity.
Take the best photos you can before you bust it out and repost Everyone hates the look of the coin, but severe hairlines and over-dipping (burnt appearance) are not that apparent even though the photo is a close up. It might have light hairlines that someone thought they could fool ICG into a clean AU grade by that hideous toning. If that is the case, then dipping it may reveal a cleaned coin but 1 that is not that bad and would fit into an album.
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Dipping the coin is not the fix all answer as it can leave harsh cleaning marks when the tarnish is removed. The tarnish on the coin has some dark spots that can leave white spots when the tarnish is removed. You overpaid for the coin. Return it to seller and put your $70 to use on buying a better upgrade example. If you want to practice your dipping, buy some cull silver and start dipping.
My experience with cracking and dipping larger silver coins has been hit-or-miss at best. First, I've never done this on a continual basis... i make my money somewhere else... so there's a learning curve. Second, the coins didn't really look THAT much better and in several instances revealed additional hairlines and evidence of the cleaning that got it bagged in the first place. The dip just made it worse! Lastly, cracking coins only has you incurring additional costs...
I chose "Other" since I'd just leave it in the holder as a reminder that we shouldn't doom-scroll ebay in the middle of the night! ... FWIW, I keep a scratched raw AU 1909 IHC in a 2x2 flip on my desk for just this purpose!
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Take the best photos you can before you bust it out and repost Everyone hates the look of the coin, but severe hairlines and over-dipping (burnt appearance) are not that apparent even though the photo is a close up. It might have light hairlines that someone thought they could fool ICG into a clean AU grade by that hideous toning. If that is the case, then dipping it may reveal a cleaned coin but 1 that is not that bad and would fit into an album.
$70 is worth it if you can use it to learn something.
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